← Simple opposites lesson New set →

Opposite Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 10: Simple opposites · Set 931 · 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.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
  2. 2.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) sad (d) wet
  3. 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
  4. 4.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) happy (d) early
  5. 5.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
  6. 6.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) girl (c) river (d) cloud
  7. 7.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) hot (d) wet
  8. 8.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) up (d) hot
  9. 9.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sleep (d) pull
  10. 10.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) down (d) cold
  11. 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
  12. 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) empty (c) loud (d) hot
  13. 13.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) small (d) happy
  14. 14.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) enemy
  15. 15.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) boy (c) cloud (d) stone
  16. 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
  17. 17.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
  18. 18.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
  19. 19.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) sing
  20. 20.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) tall (d) poor
  21. 21.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) cry (d) stop
  22. 22.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
  23. 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
  24. 24.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) up
  25. 25.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
  26. 26.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) loud (d) early
  27. 27.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
  28. 28.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) full (d) short
  29. 29.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
  30. 30.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late
  31. 31.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
  32. 32.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) happy (d) late
  33. 33.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) win
  34. 34.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
  35. 35.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
  36. 36.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) asleep (d) wet
  37. 37.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
  38. 38.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) first
  39. 39.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
  40. 40.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) pull (d) cut

Answer key

  1. slow
  2. far
  3. dark
  4. short
  5. cold
  6. girl
  7. hot
  8. night
  9. pull
  10. day
  11. slow
  12. empty
  13. small
  14. enemy
  15. boy
  16. heavy
  17. small
  18. far
  19. sit
  20. poor
  21. stop
  22. stand
  23. night
  24. out
  25. go
  26. light
  27. short
  28. full
  29. last
  30. above
  31. bottom
  32. late
  33. win
  34. last
  35. rich
  36. asleep
  37. weak
  38. first
  39. hot
  40. pull

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