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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 901 · 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 “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) early (d) cold
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) happy (d) outside
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) hot (d) short
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) girl (d) tree
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) late (d) short
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) dry (d) fast
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) river (d) evening
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) take (d) sing
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) morning (d) school
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) cold (d) short
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) soft (d) tall
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) empty (d) fast
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) big (d) dry
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) run (d) push
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) small (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) in (d) dry

Answer key

  1. cold
  2. outside
  3. happy
  4. far
  5. slow
  6. out
  7. wet
  8. hard
  9. girl
  10. day
  11. hot
  12. hot
  13. slow
  14. empty
  15. sit
  16. heavy
  17. out
  18. small
  19. evening
  20. take
  21. night
  22. weak
  23. hard
  24. pull
  25. awake
  26. small
  27. hot
  28. soft
  29. dark
  30. short
  31. sad
  32. young
  33. short
  34. cry
  35. stop
  36. short
  37. early
  38. top
  39. asleep
  40. in

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