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