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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) young (d) tall
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) first (c) dry (d) short
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty
- 4.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) cold (c) near (d) dry
- 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) happy (c) late (d) wet
- 9.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) Sunday (d) mountain
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) loud
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) sad (c) wet (d) early
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) cold (d) early
- 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) morning (d) night
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) teacher (b) enemy (c) farmer (d) cousin
- 18.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) short (d) full
- 21.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
- 22.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
- 24.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) hot (d) dry
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) short (d) empty
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) slow (d) dry
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) jump (d) close
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) early (d) dry
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) wet (d) small
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) wet (d) empty
- 33.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) early
- 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) wet (d) hot
- 36.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) dry (c) strong (d) quiet
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) hot (d) full
- 40.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
Answer key
- young
- first
- empty
- short
- clean
- near
- slow
- late
- hot
- summer
- light
- outside
- light
- cold
- night
- bottom
- enemy
- small
- lose
- full
- asleep
- weak
- thin
- last
- night
- short
- slow
- dirty
- close
- early
- happy
- fast
- empty
- weak
- hot
- hard
- strong
- stop
- dry
- slow
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