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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 909 · 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 “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) hard (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) early (d) cold
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) weak
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) quiet (d) late
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) rich (d) short
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) lose (c) sing (d) jump
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) late (d) dry
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) full (d) dry
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) wet (d) cold
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) up (c) dry (d) night
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) big (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) bottom (d) wet
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) wet (d) short
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) short
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) in (d) down
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) tall (d) early
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) start
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sleep (d) pull
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) fast (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) tall (d) fast

Answer key

  1. take
  2. out
  3. pull
  4. hard
  5. cold
  6. slow
  7. hot
  8. weak
  9. strong
  10. old
  11. weak
  12. asleep
  13. rich
  14. lose
  15. full
  16. above
  17. slow
  18. slow
  19. sad
  20. wet
  21. empty
  22. light
  23. night
  24. late
  25. bottom
  26. short
  27. young
  28. short
  29. down
  30. hot
  31. poor
  32. small
  33. start
  34. hard
  35. heavy
  36. happy
  37. pull
  38. fast
  39. big
  40. soft

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