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