← Simple opposites lesson New set →

Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 341 · 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 “long”? (a) short (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) sad (d) early
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) dry (c) early (d) sad
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) wet
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) cut
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) bottom (d) sad
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) fast (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) wet (d) outside
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) lose (d) jump
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) short (d) empty
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) sing (d) cry
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) dry (c) cold (d) happy
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hard (d) happy
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) fast (d) loud
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) dry (d) cold
  30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
  33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) young (c) dry (d) loud
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) sleep (d) run
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) up (d) out

Answer key

  1. short
  2. weak
  3. night
  4. buy
  5. early
  6. sad
  7. go
  8. happy
  9. asleep
  10. far
  11. hot
  12. heavy
  13. day
  14. short
  15. pull
  16. empty
  17. bottom
  18. empty
  19. outside
  20. lose
  21. short
  22. take
  23. near
  24. hard
  25. old
  26. light
  27. below
  28. hot
  29. in
  30. slow
  31. far
  32. last
  33. slow
  34. cold
  35. dark
  36. young
  37. win
  38. out
  39. thin
  40. out

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