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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 162 · 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 “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) soft (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) dry (d) happy
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) tall (d) poor
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) dry (d) fast
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) Monday (d) evening
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sit (d) sleep
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stand
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) quiet (d) early
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) river (d) cloud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) sing (d) eat
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) jump (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) night (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) close
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) late (d) happy
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) down (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) rich (d) dry
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) quiet (d) strong
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) lose
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing

Answer key

  1. soft
  2. slow
  3. near
  4. hot
  5. poor
  6. far
  7. dry
  8. night
  9. evening
  10. dark
  11. win
  12. stand
  13. quiet
  14. girl
  15. start
  16. cold
  17. short
  18. outside
  19. fast
  20. dirty
  21. weak
  22. hard
  23. heavy
  24. pull
  25. stop
  26. take
  27. night
  28. close
  29. late
  30. day
  31. young
  32. rich
  33. hot
  34. strong
  35. out
  36. in
  37. asleep
  38. lose
  39. go
  40. sit

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