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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 611 · 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 “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) start
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) wet (d) cold
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) big
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) sad (d) early
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) sing (d) take
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) close
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) doctor (d) farmer
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) late (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) run (d) cry
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) awake (d) short
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) asleep (d) tall
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) mountain
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) fast (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) full (d) sad
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) fast (d) cold
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) fast (d) hot
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot

Answer key

  1. start
  2. pull
  3. go
  4. weak
  5. fast
  6. hard
  7. small
  8. big
  9. early
  10. heavy
  11. take
  12. bottom
  13. close
  14. thin
  15. friend
  16. sit
  17. late
  18. last
  19. night
  20. cry
  21. awake
  22. asleep
  23. dark
  24. down
  25. summer
  26. hot
  27. slow
  28. small
  29. empty
  30. slow
  31. empty
  32. soft
  33. short
  34. young
  35. far
  36. far
  37. slow
  38. asleep
  39. sell
  40. short

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