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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 806 · 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 “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) late (d) dry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) hard (d) slow
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) slow (d) short
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) late
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) summer (d) river
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) cloud (d) tree
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) top (d) dry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) sing (d) jump
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) wet (d) fast
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) tree (d) boy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) below
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) short (d) hot
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) start
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) awake
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) sing (d) jump
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) lose (c) sing (d) eat
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch

Answer key

  1. rich
  2. hard
  3. full
  4. dark
  5. happy
  6. pull
  7. hard
  8. evening
  9. girl
  10. far
  11. slow
  12. quiet
  13. light
  14. out
  15. out
  16. top
  17. sell
  18. big
  19. sit
  20. old
  21. asleep
  22. wet
  23. weak
  24. hot
  25. empty
  26. win
  27. clean
  28. boy
  29. late
  30. below
  31. short
  32. slow
  33. start
  34. slow
  35. awake
  36. short
  37. take
  38. dry
  39. lose
  40. night

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