Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 435 · 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 “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) short (d) wet
2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
3. 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) hot (d) short
7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) hot (d) tall
9. 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late
11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) start (d) sit
12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) short (c) late (d) dry
15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) cry (d) sit
19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) big (d) late
20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) stone (c) cloud (d) boy
22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) full (c) in (d) down
23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) hot (d) empty
25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) winter (d) river
27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) fast (d) tall
28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
30. 30.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) farmer (d) friend
32. 32.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) short (d) wet
34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) win (c) run (d) sit
36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) cry (d) sing
37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) run (d) sit
38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
39. 39.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take

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