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