Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 852 · 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 “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) run (d) eat
2. 2.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast
5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) hot (d) full
6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) stop (c) eat (d) cry
7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) late (c) short (d) hot
8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) strong (c) quiet (d) late
9. 9.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) weak (d) loud
10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) sleep (d) run
11. 11.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
12. 12.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
16. 16.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) Sunday (d) summer
17. 17.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) up
18. 18.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) dark (d) wet
19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) awake (d) short
20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) empty (d) hot
21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) big (d) dry
22. 22.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) tall (d) cold
24. 24.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
26. 26.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
27. 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) eat (c) sing (d) pull
28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) above (d) late
29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) slow (d) full
30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) dry (d) cold
33. 33.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) weak (d) loud
35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) sing (d) eat
37. 37.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) in (d) down
39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) sad (d) slow
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down

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