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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 850 · 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: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) mountain
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) eat (d) sing
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) early (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) stone (d) cloud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) full (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) push (d) cry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) driver (c) doctor (d) farmer
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) late (d) rich
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) buy
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) late (c) above (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) strong (d) dry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) slow (d) full
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) happy (d) dry
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) empty (d) early
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) day (d) down
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) late (d) happy
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) eat (d) jump
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) fast

Answer key

  1. pull
  2. summer
  3. asleep
  4. far
  5. pull
  6. below
  7. small
  8. poor
  9. slow
  10. slow
  11. short
  12. boy
  13. small
  14. down
  15. hot
  16. cry
  17. friend
  18. dirty
  19. rich
  20. buy
  21. above
  22. strong
  23. full
  24. out
  25. top
  26. far
  27. sit
  28. weak
  29. cold
  30. day
  31. sell
  32. hot
  33. weak
  34. hot
  35. late
  36. lose
  37. bottom
  38. early
  39. empty
  40. fast

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