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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 923 · 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: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) stone (d) tree
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) sad
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) fast (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) win
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) bottom
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) take (d) sing
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) wet (d) out
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) dry (d) full
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) sleep
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) wet (d) cold
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) short (d) soft
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) sad (c) dry (d) late
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) cry (d) sing
  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 “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) in (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) wet (d) loud

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. boy
  3. far
  4. hot
  5. short
  6. short
  7. cry
  8. young
  9. win
  10. winter
  11. pull
  12. sad
  13. bottom
  14. day
  15. night
  16. take
  17. hard
  18. out
  19. lose
  20. out
  21. big
  22. dry
  23. early
  24. rich
  25. pull
  26. empty
  27. fast
  28. slow
  29. small
  30. clean
  31. quiet
  32. late
  33. asleep
  34. hot
  35. above
  36. dark
  37. stand
  38. top
  39. in
  40. old

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