Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 860 · 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 “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) buy
2. 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
3. 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) hot (d) wet
4. 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) wet (d) slow
5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) summer (d) mountain
6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) run (c) sit (d) sleep
7. 7.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) eat (d) jump
8. 8.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) soft (d) tall
10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) short (d) slow
11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
12. 12.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) empty (d) tall
13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) empty (d) cold
14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) fast
15. 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) small (d) wet
16. 16.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) tall
17. 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) wet (d) hot
18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) happy (d) wet
19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) hot (d) slow
20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) friend (d) driver
21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
22. 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
23. 23.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) late (d) soft
26. 26.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
27. 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) night (d) up
28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) early (d) thin
29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
30. 30.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) loud
31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) cold (d) day
32. 32.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) dry (d) short
34. 34.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) stop
35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
36. 36.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
37. 37.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) happy (d) small
38. 38.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
39. 39.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) run (c) push (d) cry
40. 40.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) teacher (d) enemy

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