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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 625 · 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 “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) empty (d) tall
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  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 “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sit (d) start
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) up (d) night
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) jump (d) take
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) eat (d) sing
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) happy (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) small
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) wet (d) poor
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) quiet (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) wet (d) happy
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) wet (d) loud
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) hot (d) full
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) wet (d) fast
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) up (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) sleep (d) eat
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) fast (d) small
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot

Answer key

  1. cold
  2. asleep
  3. close
  4. weak
  5. sad
  6. light
  7. start
  8. slow
  9. night
  10. heavy
  11. night
  12. below
  13. short
  14. hard
  15. take
  16. sell
  17. cry
  18. top
  19. early
  20. weak
  21. poor
  22. quiet
  23. short
  24. big
  25. slow
  26. win
  27. pull
  28. outside
  29. young
  30. last
  31. thin
  32. down
  33. soft
  34. out
  35. old
  36. hot
  37. out
  38. pull
  39. small
  40. far

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