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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 339 · 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 “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) early (d) sad
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) full (d) dry
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) below (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) in (d) dry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) river (d) girl
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) cold (d) short
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) rich (d) late
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) go (d) eat
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stand
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) down (d) day
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sit (d) sleep
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) jump (d) take
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) push (d) cry
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) hot

Answer key

  1. sad
  2. night
  3. close
  4. far
  5. out
  6. slow
  7. hot
  8. slow
  9. asleep
  10. weak
  11. evening
  12. old
  13. below
  14. empty
  15. weak
  16. in
  17. dark
  18. girl
  19. first
  20. empty
  21. soft
  22. pull
  23. rich
  24. short
  25. slow
  26. go
  27. small
  28. far
  29. stand
  30. out
  31. day
  32. sit
  33. last
  34. buy
  35. win
  36. take
  37. big
  38. cry
  39. hard
  40. asleep

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