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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 80 · 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: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) wet (d) early
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) driver (d) farmer
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) early (d) sad
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) full (d) sad
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) awake (d) short
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) wet (d) big
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) empty (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) late (d) clean
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) go (d) eat
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) cold (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) soft (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) fast (d) old
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) sing (d) cry
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) sad (d) above
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) short (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) rich (c) short (d) dry

Answer key

  1. short
  2. wet
  3. pull
  4. dark
  5. weak
  6. below
  7. sad
  8. young
  9. far
  10. friend
  11. slow
  12. cold
  13. bottom
  14. hot
  15. slow
  16. awake
  17. hard
  18. slow
  19. hot
  20. late
  21. small
  22. short
  23. clean
  24. go
  25. fast
  26. soft
  27. big
  28. heavy
  29. out
  30. asleep
  31. old
  32. take
  33. empty
  34. above
  35. full
  36. out
  37. night
  38. hot
  39. summer
  40. rich

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