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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 98 · 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 pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) up (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) early (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hard (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) summer
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) hot (d) dry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) outside (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) sad (d) early
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) buy (d) sleep
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) sell
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) dry (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) bottom (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) cry (d) sing
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) start
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) full (c) hot (d) fast
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) day (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) cold (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) late (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) quiet (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) tree (d) girl

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. out
  3. quiet
  4. hard
  5. empty
  6. summer
  7. heavy
  8. night
  9. cry
  10. outside
  11. young
  12. dark
  13. pull
  14. light
  15. hot
  16. awake
  17. enemy
  18. far
  19. buy
  20. small
  21. small
  22. sell
  23. evening
  24. slow
  25. asleep
  26. early
  27. cold
  28. short
  29. bottom
  30. stand
  31. start
  32. friend
  33. dry
  34. day
  35. slow
  36. dirty
  37. soft
  38. top
  39. strong
  40. girl

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