Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 488 · 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: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) eat (d) cry
5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) night (d) up
7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) fast (d) soft
9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) farmer
10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
11. 11.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) night (d) lunch
12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
13. 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
14. 14.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) wet (c) fast (d) loud
16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) big (b) slow (c) sad (d) dry
17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) out (d) wet
18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
19. 19.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
21. 21.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
22. 22.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) awake
25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
26. 26.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) short (c) soft (d) clean
28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) slow (d) wet
29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) wet (d) sad
30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stand (d) cry
32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) first (d) cold
33. 33.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
34. 34.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) loud (d) tall
35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) in (c) down (d) hot
36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) short (c) late (d) full
37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) start
39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) Monday (c) river (d) summer
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) sleep

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