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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 664 · 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) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) early (d) empty
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stop (d) eat
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) run (d) cry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) short (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) strong (c) dry (d) quiet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) lose (d) jump
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) small
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) morning (d) Monday
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) sell (d) eat
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) stand (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) wet (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) top (d) late
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) day (d) down
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) slow
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) full (d) late

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. hot
  3. cold
  4. asleep
  5. stop
  6. cry
  7. heavy
  8. small
  9. first
  10. fast
  11. young
  12. strong
  13. soft
  14. short
  15. lose
  16. weak
  17. slow
  18. out
  19. happy
  20. night
  21. dark
  22. empty
  23. winter
  24. sell
  25. light
  26. dirty
  27. hot
  28. short
  29. stand
  30. outside
  31. top
  32. pull
  33. light
  34. small
  35. day
  36. wet
  37. big
  38. old
  39. poor
  40. hot

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