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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 985 · 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: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) late (d) clean
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) fast (d) cold
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) boy (d) cloud
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) cry (d) eat
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) thick (d) early
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) full (d) sad
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) fast (d) empty
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) empty (d) early
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) eat (d) sing
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) summer (d) Sunday
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) rich (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) empty (c) tall (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) win
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin

Answer key

  1. night
  2. young
  3. slow
  4. hot
  5. small
  6. far
  7. clean
  8. fast
  9. soft
  10. pull
  11. out
  12. winter
  13. last
  14. boy
  15. asleep
  16. cry
  17. empty
  18. quiet
  19. short
  20. hot
  21. slow
  22. slow
  23. dark
  24. early
  25. out
  26. short
  27. cold
  28. big
  29. asleep
  30. old
  31. start
  32. girl
  33. summer
  34. short
  35. rich
  36. light
  37. heavy
  38. empty
  39. win
  40. thin

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