Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 497 · 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 “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) dry (d) full
5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) old (d) wet
7. 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) wet (d) loud
8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) early (d) loud
9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
10. 10.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) early (c) tall (d) cold
13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) boy (c) tree (d) stone
14. 14.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) hot (d) empty
15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) farmer (d) enemy
17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) buy
18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
19. 19.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) big
22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) big (d) slow
23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sing (c) eat (d) sleep
29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) cry (d) sing
31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) slow (d) wet
32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) cry
33. 33.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) cloud (d) river
35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) out (d) wet
36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) small
38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) run (d) cry
39. 39.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) eat (c) jump (d) sing

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