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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 85 · 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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) early (d) poor
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) old (c) loud (d) fast
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) sad
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) fast (d) soft
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) quiet (d) thick
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) fast (d) full
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  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 “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) small (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) bottom (d) sad
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) awake
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) down (d) full
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) rich (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) cry (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) happy (d) near
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) driver (d) farmer
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) weak
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) summer (d) river
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. slow
  3. poor
  4. weak
  5. old
  6. hot
  7. pull
  8. far
  9. far
  10. asleep
  11. dark
  12. short
  13. soft
  14. quiet
  15. dry
  16. happy
  17. first
  18. slow
  19. small
  20. short
  21. bottom
  22. big
  23. awake
  24. day
  25. early
  26. down
  27. light
  28. last
  29. slow
  30. rich
  31. cry
  32. start
  33. near
  34. friend
  35. out
  36. small
  37. sad
  38. weak
  39. evening
  40. light

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