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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 942 · 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 “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) wet (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) lose (c) sing (d) jump
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) heavy (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) tree (d) girl
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) wet (d) day
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) early (d) happy
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) dry (d) top
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) wet (d) cold
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) slow (d) full
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) rich (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) start (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) tall (d) poor
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) clean (d) soft
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) push (d) eat
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) fast (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) eat (d) jump
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) sad
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) awake
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) buy
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot

Answer key

  1. thin
  2. weak
  3. young
  4. lose
  5. small
  6. summer
  7. hard
  8. out
  9. heavy
  10. out
  11. hot
  12. girl
  13. day
  14. in
  15. short
  16. slow
  17. near
  18. empty
  19. top
  20. hot
  21. pull
  22. fast
  23. dirty
  24. full
  25. rich
  26. start
  27. early
  28. slow
  29. short
  30. night
  31. poor
  32. clean
  33. cry
  34. short
  35. close
  36. enemy
  37. light
  38. awake
  39. buy
  40. far

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