Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 237 · 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: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) loud
4. 4.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) loud (d) light
6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) close (d) sing
7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) short (c) late (d) rich
8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) wet (d) slow
12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) full
16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) early (d) quiet
17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) late (d) wet
18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) slow
19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) sad
20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) tall (d) dark
21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) full (d) late
22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) happy (d) wet
24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) short (c) awake (d) cold
25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) stop (c) sing (d) eat
27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) boy (d) cloud
29. 29.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down
32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) lose (d) eat
34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) short (d) slow
35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) friend (d) driver
36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) happy (d) early
37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) dry (c) late (d) strong
38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) early (c) dry (d) sad
39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty

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