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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 742 · 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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) early (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hard (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) friend (d) farmer
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) happy (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) dry (d) happy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) win
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) fast (d) tall
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) eat (d) jump
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) light
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) dry (d) cold
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) fast
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) wet (d) cold
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) stone (c) tree (d) cloud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) summer (d) evening
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) fast (d) full
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. young
  3. far
  4. short
  5. down
  6. hard
  7. friend
  8. night
  9. asleep
  10. top
  11. hot
  12. go
  13. dark
  14. near
  15. winter
  16. win
  17. bottom
  18. empty
  19. pull
  20. lose
  21. below
  22. small
  23. light
  24. last
  25. light
  26. in
  27. short
  28. fast
  29. sell
  30. day
  31. heavy
  32. boy
  33. asleep
  34. empty
  35. evening
  36. out
  37. strong
  38. dirty
  39. dry
  40. outside

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