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