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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 718 · 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: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) eat (d) sing
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) sad (d) dry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) happy (d) outside
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) below
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) short
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) wet (d) poor
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) asleep
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) thick (d) early
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) fast (d) empty
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) short (d) full
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) sing (d) take
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) cousin
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) fast (d) empty
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) rich (d) late
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) near (d) cold
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. pull
  3. start
  4. small
  5. sad
  6. short
  7. night
  8. above
  9. night
  10. empty
  11. far
  12. outside
  13. slow
  14. big
  15. below
  16. weak
  17. short
  18. hard
  19. out
  20. poor
  21. hot
  22. asleep
  23. quiet
  24. young
  25. fast
  26. slow
  27. wet
  28. hot
  29. short
  30. take
  31. enemy
  32. empty
  33. hot
  34. last
  35. rich
  36. near
  37. heavy
  38. slow
  39. buy
  40. small

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