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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 700 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) hot (d) dry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) fast (d) dry
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) driver (d) friend
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) fast (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) quiet (d) strong
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) full (d) slow
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) down (d) day
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) bottom (d) sad
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) tall (d) early
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) fast (d) cold
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) rich (c) dry (d) short
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) sit (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) full (d) hot
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) cut (d) sing
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) wet (d) small
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) slow (d) full
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) sing (d) cry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small

Answer key

  1. small
  2. hard
  3. night
  4. short
  5. asleep
  6. empty
  7. win
  8. slow
  9. friend
  10. slow
  11. short
  12. hot
  13. strong
  14. slow
  15. young
  16. dark
  17. above
  18. sit
  19. empty
  20. day
  21. light
  22. hot
  23. bottom
  24. asleep
  25. poor
  26. soft
  27. heavy
  28. below
  29. stop
  30. happy
  31. girl
  32. rich
  33. out
  34. start
  35. hot
  36. pull
  37. small
  38. full
  39. take
  40. early

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