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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 775 · 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 “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) wet (d) cold
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) girl (d) cloud
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) wet (d) cold
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) close (d) sing
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) wet (d) poor
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) wet (d) loud
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) wet (d) early
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) late (d) happy
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) empty (d) tall
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) fast (d) empty
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) farmer
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) stone (d) cloud
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) happy (d) outside
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) early (d) light
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep

Answer key

  1. day
  2. stand
  3. slow
  4. weak
  5. quiet
  6. girl
  7. wet
  8. bottom
  9. small
  10. slow
  11. close
  12. pull
  13. far
  14. pull
  15. poor
  16. out
  17. out
  18. young
  19. hot
  20. night
  21. old
  22. below
  23. top
  24. cold
  25. fast
  26. enemy
  27. winter
  28. heavy
  29. slow
  30. boy
  31. dark
  32. soft
  33. sad
  34. outside
  35. cry
  36. big
  37. light
  38. down
  39. hot
  40. asleep

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