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: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) tall (d) dirty
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) full (d) hot
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) first (d) dry
- 6.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
- 11.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) dry (d) sad
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short
- 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
- 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
- 17.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
- 18.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
- 19.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) early (d) sad
- 21.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
- 23.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) small (d) slow
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) old (c) loud (d) fast
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) Monday (b) summer (c) river (d) evening
- 28.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) up (d) night
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) tree (d) girl
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
- 32.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) tall (c) poor (d) wet
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) enemy (d) teacher
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) wet (d) early
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) sad (d) slow
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) in (c) hot (d) full
Answer key
- empty
- dirty
- friend
- hot
- first
- slow
- happy
- last
- light
- soft
- dark
- winter
- early
- full
- hot
- young
- slow
- night
- far
- bottom
- last
- far
- hot
- late
- old
- wet
- evening
- asleep
- night
- girl
- quiet
- small
- big
- poor
- enemy
- short
- small
- slow
- lose
- down
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