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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 641 · 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 “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) buy
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) happy (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) go (d) cry
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) win (d) sit
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) sing (d) cry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) summer (d) river
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) slow (d) outside
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) slow (d) empty
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) eat (d) sing
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) hot (c) fast (d) empty
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) full
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) hot (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) hot (c) short (d) slow
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) empty (d) fast
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) dry (d) sad
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) night (d) dry
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) full (d) short
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud

Answer key

  1. buy
  2. pull
  3. small
  4. go
  5. heavy
  6. slow
  7. thin
  8. win
  9. dark
  10. top
  11. stop
  12. evening
  13. night
  14. outside
  15. wet
  16. pull
  17. take
  18. hot
  19. light
  20. short
  21. slow
  22. empty
  23. out
  24. weak
  25. hard
  26. out
  27. far
  28. boy
  29. empty
  30. day
  31. sit
  32. above
  33. full
  34. below
  35. short
  36. night
  37. hot
  38. old
  39. stand
  40. small

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