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