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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 977 · 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: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) small (d) sad
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) quiet (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) hot (d) out
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) below
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) old (c) loud (d) fast
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) above (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) full (d) in
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) loud (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) awake (d) short
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) weak
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) jump (d) cry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) lose
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) win
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) dry (d) cold
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) cry (d) eat
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) dry (d) happy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) sit (d) eat

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. slow
  3. pull
  4. wet
  5. young
  6. early
  7. hot
  8. hot
  9. quiet
  10. cold
  11. out
  12. late
  13. empty
  14. weak
  15. night
  16. below
  17. old
  18. above
  19. down
  20. far
  21. short
  22. awake
  23. weak
  24. take
  25. lose
  26. out
  27. win
  28. fast
  29. slow
  30. light
  31. in
  32. last
  33. happy
  34. go
  35. small
  36. hot
  37. top
  38. buy
  39. sad
  40. start

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