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