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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 925 · 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) jump (b) eat (c) lose (d) sing
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) small
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) small
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) sad (d) early
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) dark (d) tall
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) loud (d) dry
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) short (d) early
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) summer (d) evening
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) sad
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stop
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) mountain
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) start (c) sing (d) sit
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) asleep
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) girl (b) tree (c) river (d) cloud
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) tall (d) hot
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) eat (d) jump
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) cry (c) sing (d) jump
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) buy (d) sleep
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) run (d) sleep
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) small (d) wet
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) below (d) early
  29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) happy (d) wet
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) short (d) fast
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) eat (d) push
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) cold (d) soft
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) full (d) hot
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow

Answer key

  1. lose
  2. small
  3. short
  4. early
  5. sad
  6. dark
  7. young
  8. short
  9. weak
  10. evening
  11. light
  12. stop
  13. summer
  14. start
  15. out
  16. asleep
  17. hot
  18. pull
  19. girl
  20. empty
  21. close
  22. take
  23. buy
  24. hard
  25. asleep
  26. win
  27. small
  28. below
  29. slow
  30. hot
  31. outside
  32. out
  33. short
  34. cry
  35. rich
  36. soft
  37. dry
  38. far
  39. late
  40. slow

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