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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 444 · 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 “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) short (d) empty
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) dry (c) sad (d) late
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) sell
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) dry (d) strong
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) bottom
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) early (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) river (c) morning (d) Monday
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stand (d) eat
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) slow (d) happy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) poor (d) early
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) eat (d) sing
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) eat (d) run
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) short (d) hard
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) near (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) down (d) in
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak

Answer key

  1. lose
  2. slow
  3. short
  4. short
  5. young
  6. pull
  7. above
  8. sit
  9. small
  10. sell
  11. heavy
  12. far
  13. hard
  14. strong
  15. bottom
  16. hot
  17. win
  18. asleep
  19. go
  20. below
  21. winter
  22. stand
  23. girl
  24. hot
  25. outside
  26. poor
  27. pull
  28. cry
  29. far
  30. wet
  31. hard
  32. empty
  33. slow
  34. near
  35. dry
  36. weak
  37. in
  38. out
  39. night
  40. weak

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