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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 967 · 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 “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) late (d) soft
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sit (d) sleep
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) down (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stand
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) summer (d) Monday
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) weak
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) eat (d) sing
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) thick (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) sad
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) rich (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) hot (d) empty
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) push (d) run
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) loud (d) early
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far

Answer key

  1. clean
  2. heavy
  3. out
  4. win
  5. short
  6. hot
  7. night
  8. dark
  9. sell
  10. day
  11. stand
  12. girl
  13. pull
  14. evening
  15. weak
  16. close
  17. weak
  18. full
  19. fast
  20. slow
  21. late
  22. above
  23. dirty
  24. quiet
  25. top
  26. empty
  27. far
  28. small
  29. start
  30. slow
  31. light
  32. rich
  33. hot
  34. dry
  35. thin
  36. short
  37. hard
  38. cry
  39. light
  40. far

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