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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 66 · 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 “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) near (d) cold
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) late (d) strong
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) bottom (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) wet (d) happy
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sleep (d) sing
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) tree (d) cloud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) sad (d) dry
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) full (c) fast (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) full (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) poor (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) cold (d) day
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) sing (d) jump
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) tree (d) cloud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sit (d) sleep
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) early
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) fast (d) short
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty

Answer key

  1. near
  2. slow
  3. evening
  4. hot
  5. hard
  6. dark
  7. strong
  8. bottom
  9. far
  10. small
  11. pull
  12. down
  13. boy
  14. above
  15. weak
  16. heavy
  17. dry
  18. slow
  19. sad
  20. poor
  21. short
  22. cold
  23. day
  24. far
  25. out
  26. sell
  27. slow
  28. winter
  29. old
  30. small
  31. big
  32. rich
  33. girl
  34. win
  35. close
  36. weak
  37. short
  38. enemy
  39. empty
  40. fast

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