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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 8 · 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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) sing
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) river (d) Monday
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) happy (d) outside
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) wet (d) day
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) small
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) cloud (d) boy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) soft (d) cold
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) short (d) slow
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) wet (d) early
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) dry (d) cold
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) cloud (d) tree
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) short (d) slow
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) fast (d) empty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) wet (d) small
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) cold (d) empty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) late (d) happy
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. far
  3. weak
  4. short
  5. asleep
  6. early
  7. sit
  8. hot
  9. winter
  10. outside
  11. short
  12. small
  13. day
  14. heavy
  15. happy
  16. night
  17. boy
  18. soft
  19. slow
  20. take
  21. hard
  22. young
  23. sell
  24. hard
  25. poor
  26. in
  27. big
  28. girl
  29. full
  30. hot
  31. short
  32. small
  33. slow
  34. clean
  35. night
  36. above
  37. wet
  38. quiet
  39. top
  40. pull

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