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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 396 · 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: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) thick (d) quiet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) loud (d) early
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) driver (d) friend
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) tree (d) stone
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) eat (d) cry
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) dry (c) cold (d) down
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) asleep (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) sell
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) sleep
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) go
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) mountain (c) summer (d) Sunday
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) wet (d) early
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) teacher
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) school (d) morning
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) small (d) sad
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) late (d) clean
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) eat (d) sing
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) fast (d) old

Answer key

  1. far
  2. young
  3. pull
  4. quiet
  5. light
  6. friend
  7. boy
  8. asleep
  9. stop
  10. in
  11. far
  12. bottom
  13. out
  14. asleep
  15. hot
  16. sell
  17. slow
  18. dark
  19. pull
  20. weak
  21. go
  22. summer
  23. hard
  24. below
  25. slow
  26. lose
  27. fast
  28. sad
  29. sit
  30. enemy
  31. night
  32. above
  33. early
  34. small
  35. clean
  36. stand
  37. heavy
  38. short
  39. hot
  40. old

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