Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 397 · 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 “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) sell
2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) jump (d) take
3. 3.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) above (c) sad (d) dry
6. 6.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) light
8. 8.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
11. 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) down (d) cold
13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
18. 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) enemy
20. 20.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) wet (d) happy
23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) late (c) big (d) wet
24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) farmer (d) doctor
25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) sleep
27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) dry (c) quiet (d) late
28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) top (d) dry
29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) old (d) wet
30. 30.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stop
32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) near (d) happy
33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) dry (d) cold
34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) thin
36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
37. 37.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) night (d) lunch
38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) river (d) girl
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) bottom

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