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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 891 · 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: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) loud (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) first (d) cold
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) short (d) fast
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) small (d) sad
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) eat (d) sit
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) wet (d) happy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) awake
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) fast (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) near (d) cold
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) slow (d) happy
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) dry (c) short (d) late
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) wet (d) loud
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) bottom (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud

Answer key

  1. night
  2. thin
  3. slow
  4. hot
  5. first
  6. last
  7. short
  8. early
  9. small
  10. hot
  11. start
  12. pull
  13. late
  14. awake
  15. empty
  16. near
  17. young
  18. short
  19. dark
  20. stop
  21. fast
  22. light
  23. slow
  24. far
  25. outside
  26. hard
  27. far
  28. buy
  29. soft
  30. winter
  31. rich
  32. down
  33. happy
  34. empty
  35. old
  36. hot
  37. take
  38. asleep
  39. bottom
  40. girl

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