Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 120 · 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.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) wet (c) slow (d) full
3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) slow
8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) awake (d) cold
9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) dry (d) full
11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) hot (d) wet
13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
14. 14.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) early (d) small
18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) tall (d) cold
19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) cold (c) dry (d) down
24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) cry (d) sing
25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) early
26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) clean (c) soft (d) late
28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
30. 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early
32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) buy
33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) light (d) wet
36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) cold (d) empty
38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad

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