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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 894 · 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 “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) sit
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) dirty (d) heavy
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) wet (d) early
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) morning (d) winter
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) early (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) strong (c) dry (d) late
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) summer (d) Monday
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) small (d) slow
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) hot (d) up
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) fast (d) empty
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) cloud (d) boy
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) girl (d) tree
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stop
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) friend
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) small (d) happy
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) wet (d) slow
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) small (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) down (d) in

Answer key

  1. lose
  2. sit
  3. dirty
  4. hard
  5. hot
  6. quiet
  7. enemy
  8. far
  9. slow
  10. weak
  11. young
  12. winter
  13. far
  14. bottom
  15. strong
  16. night
  17. evening
  18. hot
  19. night
  20. fast
  21. boy
  22. girl
  23. stop
  24. friend
  25. above
  26. out
  27. small
  28. slow
  29. full
  30. slow
  31. asleep
  32. pull
  33. small
  34. short
  35. empty
  36. win
  37. go
  38. hot
  39. light
  40. in

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