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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 738 · 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) happy (c) dry (d) late
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) close (d) eat
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) lose
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) dry (d) short
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) sing (d) pull
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) first
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) old (d) wet
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) wet (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) slow (d) hot
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) start (d) sing
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) friend (d) farmer
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) short (d) cold
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) small (d) dry
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) fast (d) small
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) tall (d) fast
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) slow (d) cold
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) cloud (d) stone
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Monday (d) river
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) tall (d) early
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) happy (c) big (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short

Answer key

  1. top
  2. close
  3. lose
  4. rich
  5. pull
  6. first
  7. night
  8. happy
  9. young
  10. old
  11. down
  12. hard
  13. far
  14. hot
  15. out
  16. hot
  17. hard
  18. start
  19. dark
  20. friend
  21. night
  22. awake
  23. weak
  24. early
  25. pull
  26. small
  27. soft
  28. out
  29. wet
  30. boy
  31. bottom
  32. evening
  33. slow
  34. slow
  35. asleep
  36. cold
  37. late
  38. hot
  39. clean
  40. full

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