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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 885 · 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 “lose”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) win
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) near (d) cold
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) go
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) jump (d) sing
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) early (c) light (d) sad
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) soft (d) clean
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) small
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) hot (d) short
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) lunch (d) morning
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) late (d) dry
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) wet (c) fast (d) happy
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) slow (d) short
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) slow (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) stand
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) cold (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) quiet (d) dry
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) empty (c) wet (d) cold
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) summer (d) Sunday
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) poor (d) early
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) hot (d) full
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit

Answer key

  1. win
  2. hot
  3. stop
  4. near
  5. sell
  6. go
  7. far
  8. thin
  9. slow
  10. happy
  11. dirty
  12. take
  13. out
  14. light
  15. clean
  16. small
  17. late
  18. hot
  19. heavy
  20. empty
  21. night
  22. top
  23. pull
  24. slow
  25. dark
  26. hot
  27. weak
  28. small
  29. hard
  30. full
  31. stand
  32. in
  33. bottom
  34. strong
  35. wet
  36. summer
  37. poor
  38. far
  39. down
  40. buy

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