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