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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 826 · 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 feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) wet (d) sweet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) happy (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thin (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) friend (d) driver
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) cry (d) eat
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) dry (d) late
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) dry (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) slow (d) happy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) fast (d) empty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) wet (d) cold
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) full (d) late
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) late (d) clean
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) enemy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) hard (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) tree (d) river
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) loud
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) bottom
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) river (d) evening

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. short
  3. dark
  4. pull
  5. empty
  6. weak
  7. thin
  8. friend
  9. out
  10. soft
  11. cry
  12. short
  13. strong
  14. asleep
  15. asleep
  16. hot
  17. slow
  18. happy
  19. weak
  20. small
  21. sad
  22. outside
  23. empty
  24. summer
  25. slow
  26. dirty
  27. wet
  28. big
  29. hot
  30. clean
  31. enemy
  32. full
  33. light
  34. far
  35. hard
  36. girl
  37. light
  38. hard
  39. bottom
  40. evening

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