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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 774 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) dry (d) rich
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) enemy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) slow (d) short
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) early (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) up
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) Monday (d) winter
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) first
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) sell
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) late (d) soft
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) full (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) tall (d) early
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) asleep
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) evening (d) Sunday
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall

Answer key

  1. small
  2. pull
  3. rich
  4. enemy
  5. full
  6. short
  7. hot
  8. slow
  9. hot
  10. weak
  11. quiet
  12. soft
  13. hard
  14. girl
  15. out
  16. young
  17. winter
  18. out
  19. first
  20. sell
  21. slow
  22. poor
  23. happy
  24. outside
  25. early
  26. empty
  27. evening
  28. empty
  29. clean
  30. dirty
  31. heavy
  32. slow
  33. win
  34. dark
  35. cold
  36. asleep
  37. weak
  38. summer
  39. buy
  40. asleep

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