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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 869 · 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 “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) wet (d) thick
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) thin
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) dry (d) fast
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) wet (d) outside
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stand (d) sing
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) eat (d) sing
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) morning (d) river
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) down (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) tall (d) cold
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) small
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) awake
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) short (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sit (d) sleep
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) evening (d) river
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) dry (d) fast
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. asleep
  3. pull
  4. day
  5. slow
  6. quiet
  7. thin
  8. far
  9. small
  10. hot
  11. dry
  12. young
  13. outside
  14. out
  15. short
  16. big
  17. stand
  18. sell
  19. winter
  20. down
  21. night
  22. slow
  23. weak
  24. soft
  25. light
  26. sad
  27. dark
  28. heavy
  29. early
  30. awake
  31. hard
  32. first
  33. win
  34. short
  35. evening
  36. empty
  37. below
  38. hot
  39. hard
  40. top

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