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