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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 367 · 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 “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) short
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) loud (d) sweet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) summer (d) Sunday
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) small
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) big
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) buy
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) tall (d) poor
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) dirty (d) heavy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) late (d) happy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) hot (d) wet
  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 “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) weak
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) dry (d) cold
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) push (d) cry
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) below (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) winter (d) Monday
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) hot (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) thin (c) wet (d) early
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) asleep
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) fast (d) wet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) start (d) sing

Answer key

  1. go
  2. short
  3. outside
  4. heavy
  5. lose
  6. hot
  7. summer
  8. dry
  9. happy
  10. big
  11. buy
  12. poor
  13. dirty
  14. top
  15. wet
  16. short
  17. dark
  18. weak
  19. in
  20. cry
  21. far
  22. below
  23. winter
  24. hot
  25. light
  26. hard
  27. hot
  28. out
  29. young
  30. sit
  31. night
  32. fast
  33. thin
  34. slow
  35. empty
  36. asleep
  37. small
  38. old
  39. pull
  40. start

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