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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 52 · 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) lose (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) sing (d) eat
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) lunch (d) morning
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) wet (d) outside
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) cloud (d) tree
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) tall
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) sing (d) cut
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) poor (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) late (d) short
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) wet (d) small
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) early (d) empty
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sit (d) sleep
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) dry (c) down (d) cold
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) fast
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stop
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) friend (d) doctor
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) slow (d) empty
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) cold (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) late (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) early (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) sell

Answer key

  1. lose
  2. pull
  3. big
  4. close
  5. night
  6. slow
  7. take
  8. outside
  9. boy
  10. hard
  11. heavy
  12. hot
  13. dirty
  14. pull
  15. empty
  16. poor
  17. out
  18. short
  19. hot
  20. down
  21. small
  22. slow
  23. cold
  24. dark
  25. win
  26. bottom
  27. girl
  28. asleep
  29. in
  30. fast
  31. stop
  32. friend
  33. wet
  34. weak
  35. near
  36. clean
  37. young
  38. top
  39. sad
  40. sell

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