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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 804 · 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) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) driver (d) farmer
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) poor (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) early (d) dirty
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) dry (d) cold
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) empty (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) evening
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) early (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) below (d) happy
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) soft (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) empty (d) short
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) cloud (d) tree
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) wet (d) happy
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) slow (c) wet (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) buy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy

Answer key

  1. short
  2. sad
  3. night
  4. awake
  5. friend
  6. above
  7. heavy
  8. weak
  9. hot
  10. hot
  11. down
  12. poor
  13. dirty
  14. out
  15. asleep
  16. slow
  17. first
  18. thin
  19. cold
  20. day
  21. summer
  22. win
  23. weak
  24. below
  25. small
  26. slow
  27. pull
  28. asleep
  29. soft
  30. short
  31. top
  32. girl
  33. late
  34. dark
  35. close
  36. full
  37. slow
  38. buy
  39. rich
  40. hard

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