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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 1 · 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: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) win (d) sit
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) river (d) morning
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) down (d) full
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) up (d) out
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) short (d) late
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) eat (d) push
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) near (d) dry
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) awake (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) stand (d) sing
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) cold (d) dry
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) dry (d) above
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) slow (d) happy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) dry (d) hot
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) cry (d) eat
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) tree (d) girl
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) close (d) jump
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. empty
  3. hot
  4. win
  5. winter
  6. night
  7. weak
  8. buy
  9. short
  10. small
  11. down
  12. hard
  13. out
  14. hot
  15. cry
  16. happy
  17. near
  18. awake
  19. stand
  20. in
  21. short
  22. below
  23. pull
  24. above
  25. weak
  26. outside
  27. dry
  28. heavy
  29. far
  30. go
  31. pull
  32. big
  33. far
  34. out
  35. empty
  36. girl
  37. close
  38. sit
  39. slow
  40. young

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