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