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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 400 · 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 feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) up (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) rich (d) short
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) above (d) sad
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) full (d) in
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) eat (c) sleep (d) sing
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) win
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) driver (c) farmer (d) doctor
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) cry (d) sit
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sleep (d) sit
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) jump (d) sing
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) top (d) late
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) asleep
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) happy (d) loud

Answer key

  1. heavy
  2. night
  3. slow
  4. out
  5. empty
  6. far
  7. pull
  8. quiet
  9. small
  10. short
  11. hot
  12. night
  13. empty
  14. rich
  15. out
  16. small
  17. above
  18. start
  19. young
  20. weak
  21. down
  22. pull
  23. dirty
  24. win
  25. lose
  26. friend
  27. go
  28. stop
  29. buy
  30. take
  31. sit
  32. hot
  33. top
  34. sell
  35. far
  36. enemy
  37. asleep
  38. dark
  39. short
  40. hard

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