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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 895 · 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: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) tall (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) clean (d) short
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) short (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) cold (d) dry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) cold (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) dry (d) late
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) full
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) below
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) take (d) jump
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) early (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) early (d) dirty
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) push (d) run
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) eat (d) jump

Answer key

  1. out
  2. far
  3. slow
  4. dark
  5. clean
  6. light
  7. night
  8. pull
  9. small
  10. stop
  11. full
  12. asleep
  13. slow
  14. out
  15. hot
  16. stand
  17. short
  18. near
  19. empty
  20. day
  21. big
  22. hot
  23. strong
  24. slow
  25. weak
  26. evening
  27. below
  28. soft
  29. young
  30. empty
  31. girl
  32. take
  33. heavy
  34. bottom
  35. dirty
  36. cry
  37. pull
  38. summer
  39. hard
  40. sell

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