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