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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 642 · 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 “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) bottom (d) sad
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stop (d) cry
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) driver (d) friend
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) jump (c) sing (d) cry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) early (d) tall
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) summer (d) evening
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) hot (d) slow
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) loud (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) Monday (d) morning
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) thin
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) buy (d) run
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) summer
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stand
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) fast (d) tall
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) happy (d) wet
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot

Answer key

  1. bottom
  2. stop
  3. first
  4. lose
  5. heavy
  6. slow
  7. friend
  8. hot
  9. out
  10. take
  11. weak
  12. weak
  13. short
  14. poor
  15. evening
  16. small
  17. hard
  18. night
  19. old
  20. winter
  21. top
  22. small
  23. asleep
  24. slow
  25. thin
  26. young
  27. pull
  28. far
  29. happy
  30. wet
  31. buy
  32. summer
  33. empty
  34. win
  35. hot
  36. stand
  37. soft
  38. pull
  39. below
  40. far

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