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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 719 · 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: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) down (d) full
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) girl (d) river
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) late (d) happy
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) morning (c) Monday (d) winter
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) fast (d) old
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) loud (c) sweet (d) wet
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) down (c) dry (d) in
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) sleep
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) fast (d) empty
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) empty (d) tall
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) wet (d) quiet
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) slow (d) cold
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) asleep (c) hot (d) wet
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) enemy
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) up (c) wet (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) mountain (d) Sunday
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) sing (d) jump
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot

Answer key

  1. asleep
  2. down
  3. girl
  4. lose
  5. weak
  6. top
  7. hard
  8. stop
  9. outside
  10. winter
  11. old
  12. short
  13. far
  14. heavy
  15. hard
  16. in
  17. short
  18. pull
  19. slow
  20. night
  21. empty
  22. young
  23. cold
  24. cry
  25. buy
  26. quiet
  27. small
  28. wet
  29. asleep
  30. enemy
  31. out
  32. summer
  33. take
  34. weak
  35. sit
  36. far
  37. first
  38. hot
  39. above
  40. empty

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