Opposites

1. Write the opposites to these words:

a) big -> small
b) come ->
c) right ->
d) tired ->
e) hot ->
f) happy ->

2. Rewrite the following sentences by substituting the word in bold for its
opposite.
a) It is a fat cucumber!
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b) The train leaves very slowly.
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c) The glass is empty.
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d) The dog jumps over the high wall.
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e) The questions are very difficult!
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f) The weather was cold and rainy.
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g) The road was very short.
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h) The tall man comes from Germany.
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3. Underline the word in each set that is the opposite to the word in bold.

a) heavy - tall light thin

a) strong - weak long small

a) found - made lost healthy

a) enemy - friend smelly toy

a) up - belly behind down

a) ugly - noisy beautiful child

a) salty - bitter smooth sweet

a) happy - polite sad pretty

a) shy - heavy extroverted best

a) good - bad near enormous