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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 61 · 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 “start”? (a) stop (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) asleep (d) tall
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) jump (d) cry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) driver
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) dry (d) cold
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) cold (d) soft
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) close
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) early (d) wet
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) wet (d) cold
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) short (d) empty
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) cold (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) loud (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) clean (d) short
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) teacher
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) awake (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) buy
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) bottom (d) sad
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) short (d) full

Answer key

  1. stop
  2. winter
  3. slow
  4. asleep
  5. dark
  6. small
  7. hard
  8. take
  9. friend
  10. empty
  11. near
  12. soft
  13. hot
  14. short
  15. close
  16. light
  17. dirty
  18. weak
  19. fast
  20. rich
  21. short
  22. short
  23. pull
  24. in
  25. hot
  26. stand
  27. slow
  28. thin
  29. asleep
  30. clean
  31. heavy
  32. night
  33. last
  34. enemy
  35. night
  36. awake
  37. strong
  38. buy
  39. bottom
  40. hot

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