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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 500 · 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 “girl”? (a) stone (b) tree (c) boy (d) cloud
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) poor (c) early (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) friend (d) driver
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) Monday (d) winter
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) slow
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) up (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) happy (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) cold (d) near
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) strong (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) river (d) cloud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) sleep
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) win
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) outside (d) slow
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) down (d) full
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet

Answer key

  1. boy
  2. cry
  3. out
  4. short
  5. short
  6. poor
  7. weak
  8. pull
  9. friend
  10. hot
  11. rich
  12. heavy
  13. winter
  14. quiet
  15. wet
  16. out
  17. dark
  18. big
  19. night
  20. early
  21. thin
  22. short
  23. near
  24. go
  25. strong
  26. girl
  27. pull
  28. win
  29. slow
  30. soft
  31. close
  32. outside
  33. small
  34. young
  35. asleep
  36. hard
  37. top
  38. down
  39. weak
  40. slow

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