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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 743 · 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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) weak
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) slow (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) late (d) short
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) wet (d) full
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) eat (d) cry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) friend (d) driver
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stop (d) cry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) full (d) hot
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) strong (d) quiet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) sleep
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) sad
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) small (d) sad
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) sing (d) jump
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) up (d) hot
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) tall (d) empty
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) summer (d) Monday
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) empty (d) short
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat

Answer key

  1. young
  2. weak
  3. big
  4. clean
  5. full
  6. asleep
  7. short
  8. dark
  9. awake
  10. cry
  11. friend
  12. stop
  13. slow
  14. hot
  15. hard
  16. strong
  17. pull
  18. slow
  19. sad
  20. hard
  21. small
  22. light
  23. heavy
  24. early
  25. night
  26. close
  27. out
  28. slow
  29. girl
  30. empty
  31. dirty
  32. cold
  33. empty
  34. small
  35. evening
  36. pull
  37. out
  38. asleep
  39. short
  40. sell

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