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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 728 · 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 “bottom”? (a) top (b) dry (c) happy (d) late
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) loud (d) hot
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) river (c) Monday (d) winter
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) cry (d) eat
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) take (d) jump
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) fast (d) old
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) early
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sleep (d) sit
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) cold (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) weak (c) wet (d) early
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) buy
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) short (d) hot
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) down (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) late (d) clean
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) close (d) jump
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) mountain (d) Sunday

Answer key

  1. top
  2. short
  3. sit
  4. slow
  5. winter
  6. hot
  7. cry
  8. take
  9. young
  10. small
  11. asleep
  12. hot
  13. old
  14. dirty
  15. night
  16. out
  17. sell
  18. below
  19. pull
  20. rich
  21. wet
  22. hard
  23. sad
  24. last
  25. empty
  26. weak
  27. out
  28. thin
  29. slow
  30. win
  31. far
  32. in
  33. weak
  34. buy
  35. hot
  36. bottom
  37. down
  38. clean
  39. close
  40. summer

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