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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 983 · 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) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) tall (d) fast
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) wet (d) poor
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) big (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) strong (d) quiet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) hot (d) out
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) asleep (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) eat (d) sit
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) morning (d) river
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) hard (d) slow
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) up (d) hot
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) happy (d) dry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) driver (d) doctor
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) short (d) late
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) small
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) down (d) in
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) early (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. empty
  3. first
  4. hard
  5. soft
  6. dark
  7. pull
  8. poor
  9. slow
  10. late
  11. out
  12. day
  13. strong
  14. slow
  15. out
  16. asleep
  17. go
  18. winter
  19. hard
  20. hot
  21. weak
  22. night
  23. night
  24. small
  25. old
  26. near
  27. hot
  28. stop
  29. friend
  30. short
  31. young
  32. empty
  33. close
  34. hot
  35. slow
  36. happy
  37. in
  38. far
  39. cold
  40. dirty

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