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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 180 · 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 “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) cold (d) empty
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) sing (d) jump
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) wet (d) thick
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) buy (d) run
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) slow (d) hard
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) early (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) sad (d) late
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) win
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) cut
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) sleep
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sell (d) jump
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) sit
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) late (d) strong
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) short (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stand

Answer key

  1. empty
  2. wet
  3. close
  4. hot
  5. take
  6. hot
  7. slow
  8. quiet
  9. hard
  10. night
  11. dry
  12. enemy
  13. far
  14. buy
  15. down
  16. far
  17. hard
  18. dirty
  19. above
  20. poor
  21. night
  22. win
  23. small
  24. lose
  25. hot
  26. sad
  27. pull
  28. weak
  29. below
  30. pull
  31. sell
  32. sit
  33. strong
  34. out
  35. awake
  36. slow
  37. out
  38. weak
  39. short
  40. stand

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