← Simple opposites lesson New set →

Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 185 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.”

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) late (d) short
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) sleep
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) cut
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) first (d) short
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) hot (d) dry
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) take (d) sing
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) thick (d) early
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) asleep (d) loud
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) big
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) early (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) early (d) sad
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) soft (d) short
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) dry (d) fast
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) late
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) down (d) day
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) tall (d) cold
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) big
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) teacher
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) loud (d) hard

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. slow
  3. pull
  4. empty
  5. slow
  6. last
  7. hot
  8. light
  9. awake
  10. dirty
  11. pull
  12. first
  13. night
  14. evening
  15. fast
  16. go
  17. heavy
  18. take
  19. down
  20. small
  21. big
  22. quiet
  23. dark
  24. asleep
  25. sad
  26. young
  27. light
  28. out
  29. bottom
  30. above
  31. clean
  32. dry
  33. night
  34. happy
  35. day
  36. weak
  37. cold
  38. late
  39. enemy
  40. hard

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder