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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 82 · 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) outside (b) wet (c) happy (d) slow
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) big (c) early (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) driver (d) friend
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) quiet (d) early
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) evening (d) mountain
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) late (d) soft
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) dry (d) fast
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) poor (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) girl (d) cloud
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) empty (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) sit (d) cry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) cold (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) sleep
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stand (d) cry

Answer key

  1. outside
  2. sad
  3. asleep
  4. out
  5. buy
  6. slow
  7. fast
  8. friend
  9. quiet
  10. weak
  11. heavy
  12. night
  13. far
  14. hot
  15. hard
  16. short
  17. summer
  18. old
  19. empty
  20. dark
  21. clean
  22. night
  23. empty
  24. close
  25. near
  26. pull
  27. poor
  28. small
  29. day
  30. light
  31. girl
  32. slow
  33. first
  34. last
  35. cold
  36. wet
  37. go
  38. soft
  39. pull
  40. stand

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