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