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