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.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) short (d) loud
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) out (d) wet
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sit (c) sleep (d) buy
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
- 7.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) cut
- 8.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) near (d) happy
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) top (c) happy (d) dry
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) happy (c) outside (d) wet
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
- 15.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
- 16.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) push (d) cry
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) close (c) sing (d) eat
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) soft (d) fast
- 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing
- 23.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
- 24.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
- 25.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) start (c) sing (d) eat
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) soft (d) short
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) tree (c) cloud (d) girl
- 30.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
- 33.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) wet (d) tall
- 34.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) heavy (d) sweet
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
- 36.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
- 37.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) slow (d) small
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stand
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) empty (d) cold
Answer key
- empty
- short
- out
- sad
- buy
- poor
- pull
- hot
- big
- near
- day
- top
- outside
- light
- small
- last
- cry
- close
- full
- soft
- weak
- sell
- young
- slow
- hard
- start
- down
- clean
- girl
- far
- pull
- last
- dark
- heavy
- late
- slow
- hot
- empty
- stand
- wet
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