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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 950 · 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 “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) boy (d) stone
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) sing
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) near (c) happy (d) cold
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) dirty (d) early
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) loud (d) sweet
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) cold (d) down
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) light (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) soft (d) cold
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) hard (d) slow
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) take (b) sing (c) jump (d) cry
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) strong (d) late
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) fast (d) dry
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) hot (c) loud (d) tall
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) full (d) late
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat

Answer key

  1. boy
  2. sit
  3. hard
  4. night
  5. girl
  6. near
  7. far
  8. dirty
  9. small
  10. heavy
  11. out
  12. slow
  13. short
  14. pull
  15. asleep
  16. young
  17. down
  18. slow
  19. far
  20. weak
  21. hot
  22. out
  23. in
  24. light
  25. soft
  26. thin
  27. hard
  28. take
  29. strong
  30. hot
  31. cry
  32. empty
  33. weak
  34. empty
  35. outside
  36. rich
  37. last
  38. hot
  39. happy
  40. sell

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