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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 236 · 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: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) tall (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) slow (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) sing
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) strong (c) quiet (d) dry
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) teacher
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) win
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Monday (d) river
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) wet (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) old (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) eat (d) sing
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) wet (d) early
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) close (d) eat
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) sing (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) tree (d) river
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) light (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) late (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) happy (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) night (d) dry

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. out
  3. hot
  4. outside
  5. dark
  6. sit
  7. asleep
  8. hot
  9. weak
  10. small
  11. far
  12. strong
  13. enemy
  14. young
  15. stop
  16. win
  17. evening
  18. out
  19. old
  20. hard
  21. sell
  22. last
  23. night
  24. quiet
  25. close
  26. sad
  27. short
  28. slow
  29. stand
  30. big
  31. lose
  32. girl
  33. light
  34. far
  35. heavy
  36. rich
  37. dirty
  38. wet
  39. top
  40. night

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