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