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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 201 · 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 “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) empty (d) fast
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) dry (d) full
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) empty (d) tall
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) awake (d) cold
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) happy (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) poor (c) early (d) wet
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) sit (d) cry
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) wet (d) early
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) cold (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stop
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) big (d) sad
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) sit (d) run
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) buy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) take (d) sing
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) late (d) strong
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) late (d) full
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast

Answer key

  1. winter
  2. empty
  3. short
  4. dry
  5. cold
  6. awake
  7. stand
  8. outside
  9. poor
  10. hot
  11. day
  12. slow
  13. go
  14. night
  15. out
  16. far
  17. slow
  18. last
  19. thin
  20. out
  21. lose
  22. in
  23. stop
  24. big
  25. dark
  26. pull
  27. enemy
  28. short
  29. win
  30. fast
  31. far
  32. light
  33. quiet
  34. buy
  35. take
  36. small
  37. asleep
  38. strong
  39. hot
  40. empty

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