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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 646 · 40 questions
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Word tip (Flip the meaning): Think of the word’s meaning, then flip it to the other end: full ↔ empty. A word that is just different (hot and fast) is not an opposite. “but” in a sentence often signals an opposite: “An elephant is big, but an ant is small.”

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  1. 1.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) wet (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) run (d) sleep
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) wet (d) sweet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stop (d) eat
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) in (d) cold
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) cloud (d) tree
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) dry (d) night
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) jump (d) take
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) cloud (d) stone
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) driver (d) farmer
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) start (d) sit
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) evening (d) summer
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) close (d) jump
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) out (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) happy (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) dry (d) slow
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet

Answer key

  1. small
  2. weak
  3. day
  4. outside
  5. pull
  6. win
  7. heavy
  8. night
  9. stop
  10. in
  11. girl
  12. asleep
  13. hot
  14. hard
  15. dark
  16. enemy
  17. slow
  18. night
  19. hot
  20. take
  21. empty
  22. early
  23. boy
  24. empty
  25. stand
  26. friend
  27. light
  28. start
  29. evening
  30. close
  31. out
  32. out
  33. near
  34. below
  35. short
  36. slow
  37. young
  38. slow
  39. late
  40. far

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