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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 296 · 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 “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) sing (d) pull
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) outside (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) clean (d) short
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) bottom (d) sad
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) boy (d) cloud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) late (d) happy
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) in (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) weak (d) loud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) late (d) dry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) eat (d) pull
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) lose
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) poor (d) early
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) late (d) wet
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) old (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) fast (d) hot
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) go (d) eat
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stand
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) hot (d) short
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) big (d) dry

Answer key

  1. sit
  2. pull
  3. night
  4. outside
  5. asleep
  6. young
  7. clean
  8. bottom
  9. boy
  10. top
  11. in
  12. weak
  13. short
  14. hot
  15. hard
  16. empty
  17. out
  18. rich
  19. pull
  20. small
  21. start
  22. lose
  23. poor
  24. far
  25. evening
  26. night
  27. late
  28. enemy
  29. happy
  30. weak
  31. heavy
  32. hot
  33. old
  34. short
  35. slow
  36. go
  37. stand
  38. hot
  39. soft
  40. sad

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