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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 668 · 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.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) weak
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) stone (d) cloud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stand
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) Monday (d) summer
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) tall (d) cold
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) cold (d) empty
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) hot (d) late
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) farmer (d) friend
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) short (d) slow
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) winter (d) river
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) happy (d) late
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) strong (c) dry (d) quiet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) cry (d) eat
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) fast (d) empty
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) jump (d) cry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) late (d) soft
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) push (d) cry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) full (d) fast
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) bottom (d) sad

Answer key

  1. far
  2. weak
  3. lose
  4. hot
  5. poor
  6. boy
  7. asleep
  8. stand
  9. dark
  10. hot
  11. evening
  12. soft
  13. night
  14. young
  15. night
  16. cold
  17. day
  18. hot
  19. slow
  20. friend
  21. short
  22. out
  23. full
  24. out
  25. first
  26. sad
  27. winter
  28. happy
  29. strong
  30. hard
  31. stop
  32. fast
  33. pull
  34. take
  35. clean
  36. last
  37. small
  38. cry
  39. dry
  40. bottom

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