Opposite Words Worksheet
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.”
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- 1.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short
- 2.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
- 3.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
- 5.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
- 6.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) night (c) lunch (d) morning
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) dirty (d) heavy
- 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
- 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
- 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
- 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
- 12.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
- 13.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) short (d) wet
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) full
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) bottom
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) full (d) short
- 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) wet (d) tall
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) loud (d) old
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) dry (b) late (c) strong (d) quiet
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
- 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) up
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) friend (b) farmer (c) driver (d) doctor
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) near (c) happy (d) dry
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) hot (d) empty
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
- 33.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) early (c) wet (d) happy
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) thick (c) quiet (d) early
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) buy
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) dry (d) empty
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
Answer key
- full
- slow
- young
- win
- empty
- night
- dirty
- last
- hot
- asleep
- dark
- heavy
- short
- slow
- bottom
- hot
- slow
- poor
- sit
- happy
- old
- strong
- late
- fast
- out
- down
- night
- out
- friend
- near
- short
- last
- hot
- below
- stop
- sad
- quiet
- buy
- empty
- thin
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