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