Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 737 · 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 “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) rich (d) dry
2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) fast
3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) light (c) early (d) sad
4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) top (d) dry
5. 5.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) down (d) full
7. 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) pull (d) sing
8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) late (d) wet
9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) fast
11. 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) tall (d) loud
12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) go (d) eat
14. 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
15. 15.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) out
17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) big (c) sad (d) early
18. 18.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) hot (c) slow (d) short
20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) wet (c) tall (d) early
21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) sad (d) early
22. 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall
23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) hot (d) full
24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) up (d) hot
25. 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
26. 26.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) night (c) school (d) lunch
27. 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) cry (d) run
30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) enemy
31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) loud (d) old
33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) buy
34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) slow (d) big
35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
36. 36.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) early (c) dirty (d) tall
39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) near (c) happy (d) cold
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sit (c) run (d) sleep

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