Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 724 · 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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
4. 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) far (c) sad (d) hot
6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
7. 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) below (d) happy
9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) sweet
10. 10.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) run (d) sit
14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) fast (d) cold
15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) wet (c) happy (d) loud
16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) asleep
17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) tall
19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) hot (d) short
20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) short (d) slow
23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) quiet (d) early
24. 24.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
25. 25.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) soft (d) fast
28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) hot (d) short
30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) jump (d) sing
32. 32.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) enemy
34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) short (d) wet
35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) fast (c) wet (d) happy
36. 36.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in
39. 39.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) sing (c) cut (d) eat
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) hot (d) night

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