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Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 984 · 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) lose (c) sing (d) eat
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) full (d) late
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) empty (d) early
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) wet (d) cold
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) awake
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) wet (d) slow
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) tall (d) soft
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) hot (d) down
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
  19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) go
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) dry (c) cold (d) happy
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) top (c) late (d) dry
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) fast (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) dry (d) above
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) run (d) cry
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) old (d) wet
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall

Answer key

  1. lose
  2. hot
  3. cold
  4. night
  5. slow
  6. weak
  7. young
  8. day
  9. awake
  10. enemy
  11. hot
  12. close
  13. heavy
  14. soft
  15. empty
  16. down
  17. asleep
  18. far
  19. short
  20. friend
  21. go
  22. near
  23. bottom
  24. hard
  25. top
  26. small
  27. short
  28. above
  29. cry
  30. dark
  31. out
  32. fast
  33. dirty
  34. evening
  35. buy
  36. clean
  37. below
  38. old
  39. hot
  40. out

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