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