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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 554 · 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 “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) tall (d) cold
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) farmer
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) awake (d) cold
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) old (c) loud (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) buy
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) short (d) hard
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) wet (d) early
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) push (d) cry
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) sad (c) late (d) dry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) empty (d) hot
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) evening (d) mountain
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) fast (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) sleep
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) fast
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) down (d) full
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) dry (d) near
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) late (d) strong
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud

Answer key

  1. soft
  2. stop
  3. happy
  4. enemy
  5. far
  6. awake
  7. hot
  8. small
  9. old
  10. go
  11. first
  12. buy
  13. hard
  14. quiet
  15. cry
  16. above
  17. short
  18. hot
  19. summer
  20. empty
  21. night
  22. asleep
  23. dry
  24. clean
  25. pull
  26. far
  27. sell
  28. dark
  29. wet
  30. below
  31. small
  32. top
  33. sit
  34. hot
  35. hard
  36. down
  37. near
  38. strong
  39. rich
  40. short

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