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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 749 · 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 “open”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) close
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) tall (d) early
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) dark (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) dry (d) above
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) short (d) late
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) near (d) dry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) clean (d) late
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) take (d) cry
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) girl (d) tree
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) happy (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) awake
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) loud (d) wet
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) early (d) sad
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) loud (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) pull (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) cry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) up (c) out (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) down (d) in
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stop
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) summer (d) Sunday
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) wet (d) late

Answer key

  1. close
  2. young
  3. first
  4. slow
  5. dirty
  6. dark
  7. above
  8. light
  9. hot
  10. near
  11. clean
  12. out
  13. take
  14. heavy
  15. girl
  16. hot
  17. weak
  18. outside
  19. bottom
  20. hot
  21. awake
  22. small
  23. sad
  24. asleep
  25. short
  26. pull
  27. pull
  28. night
  29. sit
  30. out
  31. win
  32. far
  33. empty
  34. in
  35. stop
  36. lose
  37. far
  38. slow
  39. summer
  40. late

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