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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 733 · 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 “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) river (d) evening
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) short (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) dry (d) above
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) friend (d) driver
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) sing (d) jump
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) run (d) push
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) go (d) cry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) short (d) full
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) dry (d) sad
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) quiet (d) strong
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) morning (d) winter

Answer key

  1. late
  2. short
  3. hot
  4. fast
  5. wet
  6. evening
  7. light
  8. short
  9. dark
  10. empty
  11. slow
  12. weak
  13. above
  14. night
  15. small
  16. in
  17. happy
  18. buy
  19. young
  20. out
  21. far
  22. friend
  23. sell
  24. hot
  25. sad
  26. pull
  27. day
  28. lose
  29. cry
  30. slow
  31. go
  32. full
  33. outside
  34. asleep
  35. hard
  36. girl
  37. hot
  38. early
  39. strong
  40. winter

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