Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 359 · 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 “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) sad (c) above (d) dry
3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) short (d) hot
4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) farmer
5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
9. 9.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) wet (d) loud
11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) slow (d) dry
14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
15. 15.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) late (d) dry
17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) dry (d) full
18. 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) awake
21. 21.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) short (d) hard
23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sell (d) jump
25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
27. 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
29. 29.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) early (d) heavy
32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) wet (d) thick
34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) happy (d) wet
35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) dry (d) short
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) summer (d) Sunday

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