Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 414 · 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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
5. 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
6. 6.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) wet (d) fast
8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) down (d) in
11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) empty (d) tall
12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) day (c) down (d) cold
15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
16. 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) tall (d) early
19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) cold (d) short
22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) clean (d) late
23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) wet (d) cold
24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) far (d) sad
27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) small
28. 28.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) hot (d) loud
29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
31. 31.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
32. 32.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) small
33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) tree (d) cloud
34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
37. 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) stand (c) eat (d) sing
39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) fast
40. 40.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big

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