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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. first
  2. old
  3. slow
  4. night
  5. empty
  6. start
  7. young
  8. night
  9. hard
  10. out
  11. weak
  12. weak
  13. outside
  14. far
  15. slow
  16. last
  17. out
  18. small
  19. hot
  20. awake
  21. cry
  22. dry
  23. sell
  24. stop
  25. early
  26. in
  27. heavy
  28. bottom
  29. sit
  30. rich
  31. pull
  32. empty
  33. lose
  34. friend
  35. near
  36. asleep
  37. small
  38. top
  39. light
  40. asleep

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