Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 281 · 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.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) empty (d) hot
3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) sit
4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) full (c) slow (d) dry
6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) win (d) run
7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) wet (d) happy
11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing
13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) push (d) run
14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) dry (d) night
15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) go
16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) in (d) cold
17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) wet (d) down
18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
23. 23.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) tall (d) cold
25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) cloud (d) tree
26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) wet (d) hard
27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) cold (d) short
28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) quiet (c) strong (d) late
30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
32. 32.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) thin
35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty
36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) thick (c) early (d) wet
37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) small
39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow

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