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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 151 · 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 lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) sleep
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) happy (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) near (d) happy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) small
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) eat (d) run
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) cry (d) eat
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) happy (d) late
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) stone (d) tree
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) doctor (d) farmer
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) lose (d) jump
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) late (d) short
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) dry (d) full
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) first
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) fast (d) soft
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) short (d) hard
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) river (d) cloud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) awake (d) cold
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) above (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) early (d) wet

Answer key

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

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