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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 663 · 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 “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) Monday (d) winter
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) cut
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) dry (d) loud
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) eat (d) sing
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) slow (d) cold
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) dry (d) cold
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) below (d) wet
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) short (d) fast
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) early (d) poor
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) clean (c) late (d) short
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) loud (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sell (d) sing
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stop (d) cry
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) cloud (d) river
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) bottom (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) hot (d) slow
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) late (d) dry
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) cry (d) run
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) small (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) dry (d) late

Answer key

  1. winter
  2. pull
  3. far
  4. big
  5. young
  6. close
  7. cold
  8. wet
  9. far
  10. asleep
  11. near
  12. below
  13. heavy
  14. hot
  15. out
  16. short
  17. poor
  18. clean
  19. small
  20. old
  21. sell
  22. slow
  23. empty
  24. evening
  25. hot
  26. stop
  27. girl
  28. bottom
  29. hard
  30. slow
  31. top
  32. small
  33. cry
  34. weak
  35. buy
  36. happy
  37. short
  38. full
  39. soft
  40. strong

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