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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 508 · 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 “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) run (d) sit
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) sing (d) take
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) cold (d) early
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) evening (d) summer
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) cold (d) dry
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) bottom (d) sad
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) eat (d) cry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) dry (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) close
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) fast (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) quiet (d) late
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) farmer
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) lose (d) eat
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) below (d) happy
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad

Answer key

  1. big
  2. small
  3. buy
  4. heavy
  5. hot
  6. win
  7. slow
  8. take
  9. hot
  10. above
  11. asleep
  12. night
  13. cold
  14. sit
  15. evening
  16. near
  17. far
  18. bottom
  19. young
  20. slow
  21. stand
  22. night
  23. close
  24. pull
  25. short
  26. out
  27. short
  28. empty
  29. cry
  30. dry
  31. strong
  32. hot
  33. enemy
  34. lose
  35. quiet
  36. below
  37. empty
  38. girl
  39. summer
  40. sad

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