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