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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 330 · 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 “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) sing (d) cry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) sell
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) happy (d) dry
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) cry (d) eat
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) early
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sleep (d) sit
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) driver (d) friend
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) buy
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) girl (d) tree
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) hot (d) in
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) fast (d) old
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) outside (d) slow
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) early (d) tall
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) cousin
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) light (c) loud (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) tall (d) fast
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) dry (c) early (d) sad

Answer key

  1. stop
  2. sell
  3. near
  4. small
  5. hard
  6. slow
  7. cry
  8. night
  9. slow
  10. sad
  11. win
  12. quiet
  13. friend
  14. slow
  15. pull
  16. dark
  17. lose
  18. buy
  19. weak
  20. girl
  21. close
  22. down
  23. small
  24. old
  25. go
  26. outside
  27. empty
  28. asleep
  29. cold
  30. enemy
  31. far
  32. light
  33. short
  34. below
  35. happy
  36. asleep
  37. soft
  38. big
  39. far
  40. early

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