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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 686 · 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 “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) run (d) cry
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) bottom
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) sit (d) run
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) farmer
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) quiet (d) thick
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) cold (c) happy (d) dry
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) full
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) fast (d) full
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) short (d) hard
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) sing (d) eat
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) go (d) sit
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) tall (d) cold
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) light
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) dry (d) up
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Monday (d) river
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) big (d) dry
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) stone (c) tree (d) boy
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) friend (d) farmer

Answer key

  1. cry
  2. dark
  3. bottom
  4. down
  5. night
  6. small
  7. young
  8. thin
  9. win
  10. first
  11. enemy
  12. weak
  13. quiet
  14. near
  15. slow
  16. far
  17. asleep
  18. hot
  19. old
  20. far
  21. dry
  22. hard
  23. empty
  24. pull
  25. out
  26. rich
  27. full
  28. big
  29. go
  30. slow
  31. pull
  32. in
  33. soft
  34. light
  35. night
  36. evening
  37. sad
  38. boy
  39. slow
  40. friend

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