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 “full”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) dry (d) empty
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
- 3.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) dirty (c) early (d) tall
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) short (d) full
- 6.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) light (d) early
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) evening (d) river
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
- 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) far (c) wet (d) hot
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) hot (d) full
- 12.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
- 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) close (d) jump
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) start
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
- 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
- 20.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) jump (d) cry
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) down (c) cold (d) dry
- 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) awake (c) short (d) dry
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) short (d) wet
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) fast (c) cold (d) empty
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) run (c) win (d) sleep
- 28.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
- 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) sit (c) eat (d) cry
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) wet (d) loud
- 33.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) slow (c) cold (d) wet
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) up
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) late
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) empty (d) short
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) fast (d) old
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) full (c) late (d) hot
Answer key
- empty
- small
- slow
- dirty
- full
- hot
- light
- evening
- above
- far
- dry
- hard
- slow
- close
- quiet
- start
- poor
- heavy
- late
- dark
- take
- in
- empty
- awake
- short
- fast
- win
- weak
- last
- go
- first
- thin
- short
- wet
- out
- happy
- short
- old
- asleep
- hot
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