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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 124 · 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: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) cut (d) sing
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) late (d) happy
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) bottom (d) sad
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Monday (d) river
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) below (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) dry (d) slow
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) short (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) sleep (d) eat
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) loud (d) empty
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) rich (c) short (d) dry
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) fast (d) happy
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) cold (d) short
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) awake (d) cold
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) run (d) push
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stand
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) fast (d) full
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) enemy (d) teacher
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) light (d) early
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) hot (d) short

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. late
  3. bottom
  4. old
  5. evening
  6. short
  7. slow
  8. lose
  9. far
  10. below
  11. slow
  12. young
  13. win
  14. night
  15. hot
  16. start
  17. pull
  18. empty
  19. hot
  20. rich
  21. small
  22. first
  23. summer
  24. dirty
  25. happy
  26. asleep
  27. awake
  28. far
  29. cry
  30. in
  31. light
  32. hard
  33. stand
  34. dry
  35. enemy
  36. asleep
  37. light
  38. small
  39. cold
  40. short

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