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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 342 · 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 “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) awake
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) early (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) late (d) dry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) sleep (d) eat
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) wet (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) hot (d) full
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) eat (d) run
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) fast (d) tall
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) evening (d) summer
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) river (d) cloud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) buy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) night (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) bottom (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) close (d) jump
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) wet (d) slow
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) late (d) full
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) dry (c) cold (d) happy
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) happy (d) outside
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) tree (d) boy

Answer key

  1. awake
  2. enemy
  3. weak
  4. go
  5. hard
  6. heavy
  7. rich
  8. pull
  9. poor
  10. down
  11. clean
  12. far
  13. cry
  14. night
  15. thin
  16. soft
  17. short
  18. summer
  19. hot
  20. first
  21. girl
  22. fast
  23. wet
  24. buy
  25. empty
  26. pull
  27. night
  28. bottom
  29. close
  30. hot
  31. small
  32. hot
  33. near
  34. outside
  35. top
  36. slow
  37. evening
  38. weak
  39. empty
  40. boy

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