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Opposite Words Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. hard
  2. sell
  3. heavy
  4. out
  5. empty
  6. early
  7. outside
  8. awake
  9. asleep
  10. day
  11. hot
  12. wet
  13. night
  14. short
  15. start
  16. asleep
  17. girl
  18. close
  19. fast
  20. soft
  21. go
  22. bottom
  23. summer
  24. pull
  25. buy
  26. strong
  27. stand
  28. far
  29. take
  30. near
  31. win
  32. dirty
  33. pull
  34. friend
  35. clean
  36. enemy
  37. light
  38. young
  39. in
  40. below

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