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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 924 · 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) jump (c) eat (d) lose
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) sing (d) jump
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) teacher
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) fast (d) empty
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) slow (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) early (d) below
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) big
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) slow (d) hard
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) dry (d) strong
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) late (d) big
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) full
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) buy (d) sleep
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) awake
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) wet (d) day
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot

Answer key

  1. lose
  2. close
  3. far
  4. enemy
  5. small
  6. asleep
  7. fast
  8. soft
  9. sit
  10. hot
  11. young
  12. pull
  13. slow
  14. winter
  15. wet
  16. below
  17. last
  18. slow
  19. big
  20. hard
  21. strong
  22. stop
  23. short
  24. out
  25. empty
  26. heavy
  27. hard
  28. night
  29. late
  30. far
  31. slow
  32. dirty
  33. buy
  34. friend
  35. night
  36. awake
  37. day
  38. evening
  39. weak
  40. hot

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