Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 258 · 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: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
2. 2.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) slow (d) loud
4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) short (d) dry
6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) push (d) eat
8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
9. 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) late (d) clean
11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) close (d) eat
12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) sell (d) eat
16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall
17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) down (c) cold (d) day
22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) slow (d) short
23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) cry (d) sing
24. 24.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) late (c) dry (d) quiet
27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) start (d) sit
28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) dry (c) short (d) late
29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) slow (d) hard
30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
32. 32.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) first
35. 35.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) slow (d) tall
38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) early (d) dry
39. 39.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) lunch (d) school
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) wet (d) small

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