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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 662 · 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: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) girl (d) tree
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) start
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) below
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) clean (d) short
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) weak
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) loud (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) wet (d) slow
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) dry (d) fast
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sell (d) jump
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) wet (d) sweet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) early (d) heavy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) go (d) eat
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) dry (d) happy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) river (d) summer
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) first (d) cold
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) wet (d) happy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. pull
  3. girl
  4. enemy
  5. early
  6. hot
  7. start
  8. below
  9. night
  10. clean
  11. weak
  12. poor
  13. young
  14. asleep
  15. hot
  16. hard
  17. outside
  18. short
  19. dry
  20. sell
  21. heavy
  22. dirty
  23. take
  24. sad
  25. small
  26. go
  27. near
  28. late
  29. weak
  30. slow
  31. night
  32. light
  33. evening
  34. dark
  35. in
  36. hot
  37. first
  38. empty
  39. short
  40. winter

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