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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 266 · 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 “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) below (d) early
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) soft (d) cold
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) eat (d) sing
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) awake (d) short
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) buy (d) sleep
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) clean (d) short
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) driver
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) win (d) sit
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) wet (d) slow
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) sad
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) cold (d) down
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) wet (d) happy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) stop (d) sing
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) sing (d) eat
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall

Answer key

  1. bottom
  2. hard
  3. lose
  4. below
  5. short
  6. big
  7. far
  8. thin
  9. asleep
  10. soft
  11. stand
  12. far
  13. awake
  14. buy
  15. small
  16. pull
  17. heavy
  18. last
  19. clean
  20. empty
  21. out
  22. friend
  23. win
  24. outside
  25. hot
  26. late
  27. night
  28. light
  29. light
  30. in
  31. hot
  32. dark
  33. weak
  34. short
  35. stop
  36. asleep
  37. slow
  38. young
  39. sell
  40. cold

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