Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 159 · 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: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) dry (d) rich
3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sell (c) sing (d) eat
6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) loud (d) early
8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) run (d) sleep
9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) late (d) strong
10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) sad (d) wet
13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) weak
18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) tall (d) dirty
21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) cold (d) empty
22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) jump (c) take (d) sing
24. 24.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) first (d) dry
26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop
29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) wet (d) early
30. 30.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) short (d) hot
34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) fast
35. 35.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) summer (d) evening
37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) winter (c) river (d) Monday
38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) clean (d) soft

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