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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 736 · 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 “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) up (d) hot
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) full (d) short
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) eat (d) run
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) lose (d) sing
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) wet (d) sweet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) hot (d) short
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) eat (d) sit
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) dry (d) happy
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stop
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) win
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) friend
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) happy (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) fast (d) empty
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) soft (d) clean
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) dry (d) cold
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) big (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) dry (d) strong
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) sleep (d) run
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) late (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) hot (d) empty
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) early (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud

Answer key

  1. dry
  2. out
  3. slow
  4. full
  5. empty
  6. cry
  7. early
  8. short
  9. lose
  10. light
  11. pull
  12. heavy
  13. hard
  14. go
  15. near
  16. stop
  17. slow
  18. win
  19. friend
  20. top
  21. empty
  22. clean
  23. evening
  24. night
  25. soft
  26. in
  27. late
  28. strong
  29. buy
  30. happy
  31. sad
  32. dark
  33. thin
  34. short
  35. weak
  36. girl
  37. young
  38. pull
  39. short
  40. asleep

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