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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 660 · 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 “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) cold (d) dry
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) sing (d) start
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) wet (d) fast
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) hot (d) full
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) short
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) full (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) cousin (d) farmer
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) fast (d) empty
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) early (d) heavy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) buy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) sing (d) jump
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) happy (c) wet (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) cold (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big

Answer key

  1. sit
  2. hard
  3. asleep
  4. near
  5. start
  6. old
  7. top
  8. hot
  9. girl
  10. slow
  11. slow
  12. night
  13. down
  14. summer
  15. pull
  16. dark
  17. empty
  18. last
  19. short
  20. hot
  21. pull
  22. hot
  23. small
  24. enemy
  25. fast
  26. dirty
  27. buy
  28. take
  29. young
  30. outside
  31. soft
  32. empty
  33. dry
  34. in
  35. night
  36. out
  37. light
  38. big
  39. sell
  40. late

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