Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 7 · 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 “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
2. 2.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
3. 3.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) up
5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) small
6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) win
7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) short (d) full
9. 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) wet (d) hot
10. 10.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) wet (d) heavy
11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) driver (d) farmer
13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) early (c) bottom (d) wet
14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
15. 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) fast (c) wet (d) small
17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) push (d) cry
19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) slow (d) dry
20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) tall (d) early
21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) slow (d) short
22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) cry (d) take
25. 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
28. 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty
30. 30.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) pull (c) cut (d) eat
31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) hard (d) loud
33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) day (c) cold (d) wet
34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
35. 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) run (d) sit
37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) cousin
38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) hot (d) short
39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty

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