← Simple opposites lesson New set →

Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 422 · 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 “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
  2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) jump (d) sing
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) wet (d) slow
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) go (d) cry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
  8. 8.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) weak
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) asleep
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) short (c) hot (d) loud
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) cry (c) sing (d) eat
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) tall (d) dry
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
  31. 31.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) short (d) early
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) happy (d) slow
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) cold (d) wet
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) below (d) early
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) dry (d) sad
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) stone (d) cloud
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) pull (c) sing (d) cut
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small

Answer key

  1. enemy
  2. close
  3. empty
  4. full
  5. day
  6. go
  7. hard
  8. small
  9. slow
  10. weak
  11. asleep
  12. empty
  13. dark
  14. short
  15. last
  16. stop
  17. slow
  18. sad
  19. stand
  20. late
  21. cold
  22. light
  23. hot
  24. sell
  25. night
  26. out
  27. young
  28. lose
  29. clean
  30. night
  31. heavy
  32. short
  33. outside
  34. wet
  35. last
  36. below
  37. slow
  38. boy
  39. pull
  40. hot

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