← Simple opposites lesson New set →

Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 666 · 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.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
  3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) full (c) wet (d) slow
  4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) out
  5. 5.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) go (d) cry
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) big
  9. 9.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
  11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) morning (c) river (d) winter
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
  13. 13.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
  14. 14.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
  17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
  18. 18.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) sad (d) dry
  20. 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
  21. 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) full (d) hot
  23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) dry (d) happy
  24. 24.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) sad (d) far
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) win
  26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
  27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  28. 28.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) light
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) happy (d) slow
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down
  34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above
  35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
  36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) dry (d) cold
  37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short
  39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) slow
  40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry

Answer key

  1. hot
  2. slow
  3. full
  4. out
  5. hot
  6. go
  7. short
  8. late
  9. asleep
  10. fast
  11. winter
  12. night
  13. small
  14. hard
  15. pull
  16. bottom
  17. dirty
  18. pull
  19. big
  20. weak
  21. empty
  22. hot
  23. top
  24. far
  25. win
  26. heavy
  27. weak
  28. young
  29. slow
  30. light
  31. happy
  32. outside
  33. down
  34. above
  35. dark
  36. awake
  37. sit
  38. short
  39. wet
  40. stand

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