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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 118 · 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 cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) in (d) full
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) tall (d) early
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) cold (c) dry (d) down
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) fast (d) empty
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) light (d) early
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) dry (d) cold
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) happy (d) late
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) tree (d) girl
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) sleep
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) evening (c) summer (d) river
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sell (d) sing
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) sad (d) late
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) day (d) down
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) weak
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. out
  3. asleep
  4. hard
  5. empty
  6. weak
  7. pull
  8. down
  9. cold
  10. hot
  11. in
  12. young
  13. hot
  14. buy
  15. slow
  16. fast
  17. sit
  18. light
  19. near
  20. small
  21. far
  22. top
  23. dark
  24. below
  25. girl
  26. winter
  27. win
  28. rich
  29. take
  30. asleep
  31. pull
  32. light
  33. evening
  34. sell
  35. above
  36. bottom
  37. day
  38. weak
  39. night
  40. night

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