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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 655 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) strong (d) dry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) dry (d) happy
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) river (d) cloud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) light (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) up (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) early (d) dirty
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) fast (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) morning (d) Monday
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) asleep
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) down (d) in
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) weak
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) full (d) slow
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) eat (d) cry
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) quiet (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) cold (d) dry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) full (d) late
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) eat (d) push
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) cold (d) early
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) friend (d) doctor

Answer key

  1. strong
  2. near
  3. night
  4. girl
  5. slow
  6. weak
  7. light
  8. dark
  9. out
  10. hot
  11. full
  12. pull
  13. dirty
  14. short
  15. out
  16. light
  17. big
  18. fast
  19. winter
  20. heavy
  21. asleep
  22. asleep
  23. down
  24. weak
  25. hot
  26. slow
  27. small
  28. stand
  29. far
  30. young
  31. empty
  32. quiet
  33. in
  34. small
  35. hot
  36. cry
  37. cold
  38. slow
  39. empty
  40. friend

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