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