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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 912 · 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) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) soft (d) late
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) full (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) sing (d) eat
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) early (c) heavy (d) tall
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) first (d) dry
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) jump (d) take
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) sad (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) slow (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) fast
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) dry (d) near
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) quiet (d) strong
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) happy (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) weak
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) awake
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) big

Answer key

  1. day
  2. clean
  3. hot
  4. small
  5. weak
  6. stop
  7. far
  8. wet
  9. dry
  10. light
  11. lose
  12. hard
  13. heavy
  14. slow
  15. short
  16. down
  17. hot
  18. short
  19. dirty
  20. night
  21. soft
  22. empty
  23. first
  24. winter
  25. take
  26. sad
  27. above
  28. full
  29. small
  30. happy
  31. asleep
  32. stand
  33. quiet
  34. near
  35. strong
  36. short
  37. weak
  38. awake
  39. friend
  40. big

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