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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 886 · 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 “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) jump (d) sing
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) boy (d) stone
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) push (d) cry
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stop
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) slow (c) short (d) hard
  22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) dry (d) strong
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) slow (c) wet (d) empty
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) down (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) jump (d) take
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) big
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) wet (d) tall
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) cloud (d) tree
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) big
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) tall (d) cold

Answer key

  1. sit
  2. close
  3. pull
  4. boy
  5. out
  6. quiet
  7. hot
  8. cry
  9. start
  10. far
  11. slow
  12. small
  13. slow
  14. dark
  15. fast
  16. hard
  17. old
  18. sad
  19. stop
  20. asleep
  21. hard
  22. hot
  23. strong
  24. outside
  25. empty
  26. full
  27. small
  28. wet
  29. light
  30. day
  31. take
  32. bottom
  33. below
  34. down
  35. big
  36. poor
  37. enemy
  38. girl
  39. late
  40. soft

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