← Simple opposites lesson New set →

Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 511 · 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 “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) young (d) dry
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) sad
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) morning (d) lunch
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) early (d) thick
  6. 6.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
  7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) weak
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) cry (d) take
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) sing (c) eat (d) cry
  10. 10.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) full (d) hot
  12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) stone (d) cloud
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) buy
  15. 15.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) tall (d) early
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) strong (d) dry
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) lose (d) jump
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sleep (d) sit
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
  25. 25.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) loud (d) heavy
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) mountain
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) tall (d) wet
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) awake (d) cold
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
  32. 32.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sell (d) jump
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) dry (c) rich (d) late
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sleep (c) sing (d) pull
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
  38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) thin
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) tall (d) early

Answer key

  1. full
  2. young
  3. hot
  4. night
  5. quiet
  6. dark
  7. weak
  8. take
  9. stop
  10. small
  11. dry
  12. boy
  13. hot
  14. buy
  15. pull
  16. cold
  17. short
  18. strong
  19. night
  20. weak
  21. lose
  22. light
  23. win
  24. slow
  25. heavy
  26. happy
  27. summer
  28. out
  29. awake
  30. empty
  31. far
  32. empty
  33. sell
  34. rich
  35. small
  36. pull
  37. dirty
  38. hard
  39. thin
  40. poor

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