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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 900 · 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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) bottom (d) sad
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) enemy
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) small (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) wet (d) out
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) cold (d) empty
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) hot (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) sad
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) tall (d) cold
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) cold (d) down
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stop (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) fast (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) light
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) wet (d) early

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. hard
  3. clean
  4. asleep
  5. young
  6. slow
  7. weak
  8. happy
  9. bottom
  10. out
  11. far
  12. enemy
  13. small
  14. short
  15. out
  16. close
  17. fast
  18. pull
  19. asleep
  20. light
  21. big
  22. hot
  23. small
  24. dirty
  25. heavy
  26. hot
  27. cold
  28. buy
  29. slow
  30. day
  31. summer
  32. stop
  33. old
  34. dark
  35. night
  36. empty
  37. light
  38. top
  39. start
  40. below

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