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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 903 · 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 “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) down (d) cold
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) dirty (d) heavy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) buy (d) sit
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) early (d) loud
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) cry (d) jump
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) small (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) tall (d) soft
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) enemy
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) hot (d) fast
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) eat (d) run
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) first (d) short
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) up (d) night
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) happy (d) slow
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stop
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) full (d) dry
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late

Answer key

  1. day
  2. hard
  3. heavy
  4. light
  5. stand
  6. dirty
  7. buy
  8. weak
  9. in
  10. wet
  11. thin
  12. awake
  13. take
  14. summer
  15. young
  16. asleep
  17. small
  18. hot
  19. quiet
  20. empty
  21. soft
  22. enemy
  23. hot
  24. far
  25. short
  26. clean
  27. sit
  28. sell
  29. below
  30. cry
  31. out
  32. night
  33. first
  34. night
  35. outside
  36. stop
  37. slow
  38. slow
  39. dark
  40. hot

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