Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 116 · 40 questions

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.”

1. 1.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) big
7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) short (d) full
8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early
9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) full (d) short
10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) late (d) top
14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) bottom
15. 15.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sleep (d) sit
19. 19.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) down (d) in
21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) hot (d) fast
22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
23. 23.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
24. 24.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
26. 26.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) wet (d) thick
29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) tall (d) early
30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) friend
31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) cloud (d) tree
34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sleep (d) pull
36. 36.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) push (d) run
38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) first (d) cold
39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) wet (d) early
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) sing (d) take

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