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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 878 · 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 “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) full (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) tree (d) girl
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) go
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) hot (d) in
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) evening (d) summer
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) sleep
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) short (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) near (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) summer (d) Sunday
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) early (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) jump (d) cry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) small
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) teacher
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) push (d) run
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) light (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) early (c) wet (d) poor
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) rich (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) light
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late

Answer key

  1. dirty
  2. dry
  3. asleep
  4. girl
  5. go
  6. far
  7. dark
  8. heavy
  9. down
  10. small
  11. evening
  12. pull
  13. weak
  14. full
  15. empty
  16. near
  17. win
  18. summer
  19. pull
  20. bottom
  21. take
  22. early
  23. soft
  24. young
  25. big
  26. hard
  27. enemy
  28. boy
  29. short
  30. cry
  31. slow
  32. light
  33. last
  34. poor
  35. asleep
  36. rich
  37. light
  38. out
  39. slow
  40. top

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