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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 723 · 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 “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) jump (d) sing
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) Monday (d) evening
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) rich (d) dry
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) down (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) top (d) happy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) cloud (d) tree
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) in (d) down
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) full (d) slow
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) old (c) loud (d) fast
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) small (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) full (d) sad
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) big (d) late
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) friend (d) driver
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) cry (d) sing
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) tall (d) early
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) late (d) strong

Answer key

  1. take
  2. evening
  3. empty
  4. light
  5. small
  6. soft
  7. young
  8. hot
  9. out
  10. rich
  11. dark
  12. day
  13. top
  14. lose
  15. far
  16. girl
  17. night
  18. weak
  19. in
  20. slow
  21. full
  22. hot
  23. hard
  24. sad
  25. pull
  26. old
  27. heavy
  28. early
  29. slow
  30. pull
  31. late
  32. friend
  33. far
  34. bottom
  35. light
  36. asleep
  37. stand
  38. cold
  39. asleep
  40. strong

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