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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 507 · 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) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) happy (d) near
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stop (d) cry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) out (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) below
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stand (d) eat
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) rich (d) short
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) empty (d) cold
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) early (d) wet
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) eat (d) sit
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) full
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) short (c) fast (d) empty
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) evening
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) loud (d) old
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) win
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) cry (d) eat
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) close
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) awake (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. short
  3. far
  4. dark
  5. big
  6. near
  7. stop
  8. sit
  9. out
  10. below
  11. stand
  12. empty
  13. hot
  14. small
  15. rich
  16. wet
  17. dirty
  18. weak
  19. hard
  20. evening
  21. quiet
  22. go
  23. slow
  24. slow
  25. first
  26. short
  27. empty
  28. summer
  29. old
  30. win
  31. young
  32. night
  33. cry
  34. bottom
  35. last
  36. close
  37. girl
  38. awake
  39. light
  40. fast

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