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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 67 · 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) near (c) cold (d) dry
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) full (d) wet
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) late (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) fast
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) slow (d) hard
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) below (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) tall (d) fast
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) go (d) eat
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) sing (d) jump
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) fast (d) loud
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) tall (d) empty
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) stone (c) cloud (d) tree
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) friend (d) doctor
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) early (d) dirty
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) dry (d) sad

Answer key

  1. near
  2. out
  3. heavy
  4. far
  5. empty
  6. girl
  7. full
  8. night
  9. top
  10. fast
  11. hard
  12. small
  13. short
  14. big
  15. dry
  16. below
  17. empty
  18. go
  19. sell
  20. hard
  21. pull
  22. old
  23. young
  24. dark
  25. cold
  26. night
  27. evening
  28. boy
  29. last
  30. happy
  31. far
  32. awake
  33. cry
  34. friend
  35. poor
  36. hot
  37. hot
  38. dirty
  39. slow
  40. sad

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