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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 776 · 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 “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) cold (d) down
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) wet (d) small
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) summer (d) river
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) winter (c) morning (d) Monday
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) sell (d) eat
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) tall (d) early
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sleep (d) sit
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) buy
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) loud (d) wet
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) above (d) sad
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) cloud (d) tree
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) quiet (d) late
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) tall (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) wet (d) empty
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) fast (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) quiet (d) thick
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) down (c) cold (d) wet
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) enemy
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) fast (d) wet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) bottom

Answer key

  1. in
  2. far
  3. pull
  4. happy
  5. evening
  6. winter
  7. dark
  8. asleep
  9. slow
  10. go
  11. hot
  12. sell
  13. pull
  14. out
  15. small
  16. outside
  17. dirty
  18. young
  19. cold
  20. win
  21. night
  22. buy
  23. hard
  24. above
  25. boy
  26. strong
  27. empty
  28. close
  29. fast
  30. heavy
  31. short
  32. quiet
  33. day
  34. short
  35. enemy
  36. hot
  37. full
  38. old
  39. slow
  40. bottom

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