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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 248 · 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 “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sleep (d) sit
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) close (d) sing
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) early (d) poor
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) strong (d) quiet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thin (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) cry (d) run
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) empty (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) sing (d) eat
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) wet (d) small
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) happy (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) down (d) full
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) top (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy

Answer key

  1. win
  2. pull
  3. bottom
  4. close
  5. poor
  6. strong
  7. hot
  8. heavy
  9. slow
  10. thin
  11. small
  12. winter
  13. dirty
  14. short
  15. hot
  16. weak
  17. cry
  18. out
  19. cold
  20. happy
  21. weak
  22. lose
  23. day
  24. last
  25. slow
  26. young
  27. asleep
  28. small
  29. short
  30. short
  31. asleep
  32. far
  33. down
  34. empty
  35. top
  36. big
  37. empty
  38. fast
  39. night
  40. outside

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