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