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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 796 · 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) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) hot (d) short
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) full (d) dry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) dry (d) in
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) wet (d) slow
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) evening (d) summer
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) dry (d) cold
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) dry (d) top
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) cry (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) old (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) tall (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) full (d) sad
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) below (d) happy
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) clean (d) soft
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) small
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) go
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot

Answer key

  1. young
  2. far
  3. down
  4. heavy
  5. hard
  6. dry
  7. night
  8. fast
  9. in
  10. happy
  11. far
  12. slow
  13. hot
  14. hot
  15. sad
  16. full
  17. start
  18. asleep
  19. evening
  20. first
  21. friend
  22. short
  23. empty
  24. small
  25. hard
  26. top
  27. stop
  28. old
  29. cold
  30. sit
  31. slow
  32. below
  33. summer
  34. clean
  35. early
  36. day
  37. big
  38. go
  39. dark
  40. last

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