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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 943 · 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: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) slow
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) early (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) sad
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) wet (d) sweet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) quiet (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) slow (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) light (d) early
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) sad
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) win
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) farmer (d) friend
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thin (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) full (d) slow
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) tall (d) early
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) tall (d) dirty
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) winter (d) river
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) fast (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) wet (d) outside
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) cold (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) buy (d) sleep
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet

Answer key

  1. night
  2. wet
  3. short
  4. far
  5. short
  6. hot
  7. hot
  8. heavy
  9. quiet
  10. hard
  11. light
  12. light
  13. evening
  14. pull
  15. bottom
  16. win
  17. weak
  18. last
  19. awake
  20. fast
  21. friend
  22. thin
  23. slow
  24. cold
  25. asleep
  26. hard
  27. young
  28. dirty
  29. winter
  30. weak
  31. empty
  32. small
  33. outside
  34. out
  35. cry
  36. small
  37. soft
  38. asleep
  39. buy
  40. dark

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