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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 958 · 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 “in”? (a) up (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) hot (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) farmer (d) friend
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) short (d) hard
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) lose
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) light
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) tall (d) poor
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) short (d) clean
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) late (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) stone (d) cloud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) big
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) dry (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) fast (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) dry (d) short
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) early (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) fast (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) full
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) empty (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) sing (d) start
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) old (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) big (d) sad

Answer key

  1. out
  2. short
  3. pull
  4. empty
  5. friend
  6. night
  7. hard
  8. lose
  9. weak
  10. dirty
  11. down
  12. young
  13. light
  14. small
  15. poor
  16. clean
  17. top
  18. boy
  19. late
  20. empty
  21. night
  22. short
  23. first
  24. short
  25. far
  26. weak
  27. slow
  28. asleep
  29. dry
  30. cold
  31. last
  32. hot
  33. slow
  34. fast
  35. hard
  36. far
  37. start
  38. girl
  39. old
  40. sad

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