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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 784 · 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 “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) short (d) full
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) early
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) slow (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) push (d) eat
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) awake (d) cold
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) hard (d) slow
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) weak (d) loud
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) early (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) lose (d) sing
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) loud (d) fast
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) big (d) late
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) hot (d) empty
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. young
  3. empty
  4. hot
  5. far
  6. top
  7. sad
  8. sell
  9. full
  10. asleep
  11. short
  12. cry
  13. small
  14. slow
  15. pull
  16. weak
  17. awake
  18. soft
  19. out
  20. hard
  21. sit
  22. far
  23. weak
  24. big
  25. dark
  26. thin
  27. lose
  28. old
  29. late
  30. night
  31. short
  32. asleep
  33. fast
  34. below
  35. dry
  36. start
  37. heavy
  38. small
  39. light
  40. hard

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