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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 959 · 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 “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) wet (d) loud
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) river (d) Monday
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) summer (d) evening
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) far (d) wet
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) enemy
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) empty (d) tall
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) dry (d) fast
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) stone (d) cloud
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) short (d) fast
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) soft (d) fast
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) wet (d) happy
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) eat (d) cry
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) dry (d) late
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) doctor (d) driver
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) wet (d) early
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) light (d) wet
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) slow (d) dry
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) pull (d) eat
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) short (c) slow (d) full
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow

Answer key

  1. win
  2. old
  3. winter
  4. heavy
  5. evening
  6. far
  7. enemy
  8. happy
  9. small
  10. hot
  11. out
  12. cold
  13. empty
  14. slow
  15. weak
  16. empty
  17. boy
  18. asleep
  19. hot
  20. short
  21. soft
  22. above
  23. hard
  24. short
  25. cry
  26. pull
  27. dirty
  28. slow
  29. top
  30. friend
  31. young
  32. quiet
  33. first
  34. light
  35. big
  36. out
  37. pull
  38. slow
  39. full
  40. dark

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