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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 47 · 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: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stop (d) eat
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) fast (d) empty
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) hot
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) early (c) thick (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stand
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) fast
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) tall (d) empty
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) rich (c) short (d) late
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) cold (d) day
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) enemy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) late (d) dry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) short (d) cold
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) sleep (d) run
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) river (c) morning (d) Monday
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) river (d) summer

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. stop
  3. short
  4. asleep
  5. quiet
  6. stand
  7. small
  8. far
  9. cold
  10. summer
  11. rich
  12. hot
  13. small
  14. sad
  15. dry
  16. out
  17. outside
  18. weak
  19. night
  20. day
  21. short
  22. light
  23. enemy
  24. dirty
  25. empty
  26. slow
  27. lose
  28. hard
  29. far
  30. hot
  31. top
  32. last
  33. first
  34. hot
  35. dark
  36. weak
  37. win
  38. asleep
  39. winter
  40. evening

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