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