← Simple opposites lesson New set →

Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 892 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.”

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

Answer key

  1. stand
  2. above
  3. take
  4. hard
  5. empty
  6. start
  7. asleep
  8. pull
  9. dark
  10. boy
  11. down
  12. early
  13. night
  14. light
  15. far
  16. bottom
  17. slow
  18. enemy
  19. weak
  20. outside
  21. young
  22. old
  23. hot
  24. soft
  25. last
  26. light
  27. weak
  28. top
  29. full
  30. big
  31. heavy
  32. rich
  33. out
  34. late
  35. in
  36. slow
  37. small
  38. sell
  39. first
  40. happy

Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder