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