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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 803 · 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.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) soft (d) tall
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) river (d) morning
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) cold (d) early
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) sell
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) short (d) rich
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) late (d) dry
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) cold (d) short
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) small
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sleep (d) pull
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) cut (c) sing (d) eat
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) down (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) take (d) sing
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) buy
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) outside (d) slow
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) full (d) slow
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) tree (d) river
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) cold (d) short
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. soft
  3. winter
  4. cold
  5. heavy
  6. last
  7. night
  8. sell
  9. small
  10. hot
  11. young
  12. rich
  13. light
  14. sad
  15. evening
  16. slow
  17. dark
  18. enemy
  19. strong
  20. first
  21. early
  22. pull
  23. pull
  24. down
  25. take
  26. buy
  27. sit
  28. day
  29. outside
  30. full
  31. hard
  32. girl
  33. asleep
  34. short
  35. empty
  36. above
  37. far
  38. weak
  39. awake
  40. out

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