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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 727 · 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: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) below
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) cold (d) day
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) teacher
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) wet (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) winter (d) Monday
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) tall (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) dry (d) late
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) short (d) rich
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) late (d) top
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) bottom (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) sleep
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sleep (d) sit
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) in (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) sad (d) early
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) fast (d) cold
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) sad
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) short (d) hard
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last

Answer key

  1. out
  2. below
  3. day
  4. night
  5. enemy
  6. wet
  7. heavy
  8. sell
  9. hard
  10. asleep
  11. close
  12. full
  13. winter
  14. out
  15. empty
  16. strong
  17. happy
  18. weak
  19. rich
  20. top
  21. short
  22. hot
  23. asleep
  24. bottom
  25. empty
  26. poor
  27. pull
  28. pull
  29. buy
  30. in
  31. early
  32. slow
  33. thin
  34. soft
  35. far
  36. dark
  37. light
  38. hard
  39. hot
  40. last

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