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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 851 · 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) loud (c) hot (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) happy (d) outside
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) start (d) sit
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) up (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) stone (d) tree
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) empty (d) short
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) sing (d) cry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) dry (d) cold
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) hot (d) full
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) sit (d) cry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) clean (d) short
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) fast (d) loud
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) sleep (d) run
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) small (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) early (d) happy

Answer key

  1. short
  2. out
  3. outside
  4. last
  5. slow
  6. big
  7. soft
  8. start
  9. hard
  10. late
  11. empty
  12. night
  13. day
  14. boy
  15. pull
  16. short
  17. stand
  18. full
  19. in
  20. hot
  21. weak
  22. go
  23. clean
  24. heavy
  25. asleep
  26. small
  27. girl
  28. old
  29. hot
  30. hot
  31. far
  32. young
  33. winter
  34. dirty
  35. wet
  36. empty
  37. buy
  38. dark
  39. early
  40. short

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