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