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