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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 658 · 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: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) sleep
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) quiet (d) early
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) outside (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  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 “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) awake
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) fast (d) happy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) short (d) hard
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) wet (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) wet (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) cold (d) soft
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) loud (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) small (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) sit (d) run
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) river (d) summer
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) short (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) tree (d) cloud
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) short (d) late
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) sad
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. far
  3. pull
  4. night
  5. cold
  6. empty
  7. night
  8. big
  9. enemy
  10. quiet
  11. out
  12. hot
  13. short
  14. outside
  15. empty
  16. summer
  17. slow
  18. awake
  19. heavy
  20. small
  21. take
  22. hard
  23. sit
  24. thin
  25. out
  26. win
  27. soft
  28. old
  29. pull
  30. early
  31. buy
  32. evening
  33. asleep
  34. short
  35. last
  36. girl
  37. weak
  38. clean
  39. light
  40. hard

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