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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 945 · 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.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) lose
  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 “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) fast (d) cold
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) eat (d) cry
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stop (d) eat
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) night (d) hot
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) in (d) down
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) short (d) fast
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) slow (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) late (d) soft
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) small (d) hot
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) sad (d) dry
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) wet (d) early
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) slow (d) full
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) early (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) bottom (d) sad
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) eat (d) cry
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) cold (d) early
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) dark (d) tall
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short

Answer key

  1. out
  2. weak
  3. hard
  4. young
  5. heavy
  6. lose
  7. hot
  8. fast
  9. light
  10. go
  11. start
  12. stop
  13. pull
  14. win
  15. sit
  16. night
  17. slow
  18. sell
  19. far
  20. in
  21. short
  22. hard
  23. clean
  24. hot
  25. above
  26. quiet
  27. night
  28. full
  29. hot
  30. early
  31. bottom
  32. asleep
  33. stand
  34. cold
  35. out
  36. dry
  37. slow
  38. awake
  39. dark
  40. short

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