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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 734 · 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 “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) wet (d) early
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) fast (d) short
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) loud (d) sweet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) weak (d) early
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) hot (d) dry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) sing (d) jump
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) light
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) cry (d) eat
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) close (d) sing
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) top (d) late
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) first (d) short
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) win
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) tall (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) farmer
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) stone (d) tree
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stand
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) jump (d) sing
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) evening
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) wet (d) poor
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit

Answer key

  1. below
  2. dark
  3. asleep
  4. short
  5. heavy
  6. buy
  7. weak
  8. hot
  9. strong
  10. night
  11. sell
  12. light
  13. short
  14. bottom
  15. hard
  16. cry
  17. far
  18. winter
  19. close
  20. top
  21. evening
  22. weak
  23. short
  24. first
  25. win
  26. empty
  27. slow
  28. stop
  29. young
  30. enemy
  31. boy
  32. empty
  33. stand
  34. hot
  35. take
  36. asleep
  37. summer
  38. poor
  39. wet
  40. sit

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