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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 953 · 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) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) up (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) clean (d) late
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) quiet (d) strong
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) light
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) summer
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) cloud (d) girl
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) full (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) win
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) awake (d) short
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) dry (d) above
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thick (d) quiet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) wet (d) outside
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) boy (d) tree
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. slow
  3. pull
  4. buy
  5. out
  6. weak
  7. clean
  8. strong
  9. asleep
  10. hard
  11. small
  12. night
  13. light
  14. dirty
  15. hot
  16. thin
  17. summer
  18. girl
  19. full
  20. go
  21. slow
  22. light
  23. win
  24. far
  25. cold
  26. asleep
  27. dark
  28. weak
  29. hard
  30. small
  31. empty
  32. happy
  33. awake
  34. above
  35. sell
  36. slow
  37. quiet
  38. outside
  39. boy
  40. out

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