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