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