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