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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 798 · 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 “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) outside (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) rich (c) dry (d) short
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sing (d) sit
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) lose (d) eat
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) small
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) run (d) eat
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) dry (d) cold
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) wet (d) hot
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) short (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) late (d) dry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) light
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) early (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) awake (d) short
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) in (d) full
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) old (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) cold (d) day
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) sleep (d) run
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) soft (d) clean

Answer key

  1. outside
  2. dry
  3. empty
  4. light
  5. rich
  6. start
  7. lose
  8. dark
  9. early
  10. young
  11. cry
  12. first
  13. weak
  14. out
  15. hot
  16. night
  17. full
  18. strong
  19. heavy
  20. sad
  21. small
  22. hard
  23. hot
  24. take
  25. short
  26. light
  27. cold
  28. awake
  29. empty
  30. down
  31. old
  32. winter
  33. short
  34. small
  35. happy
  36. big
  37. day
  38. slow
  39. win
  40. clean

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