Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 771 · 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: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
3. 3.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) summer (c) evening (d) mountain
5. 5.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
6. 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) small (d) loud
7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) dry (d) short
9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
11. 11.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thin (d) loud
12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) cold (d) short
13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) stop
14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) eat (d) sleep
16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) up (d) wet
18. 18.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) buy
20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) empty (d) dry
21. 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
23. 23.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) out
25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) dry (d) cold
27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) friend (c) driver (d) doctor
28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
29. 29.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) loud (c) wet (d) fast
31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) tree (d) stone
32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) sad (d) above
33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) farmer (c) cousin (d) teacher
34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) start (d) sing
36. 36.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) sad (c) hot (d) wet
37. 37.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) early
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) go

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