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 “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) quiet (d) early
- 2.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) sad
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) run (b) win (c) sleep (d) sit
- 4.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) loud
- 6.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) down (c) hot (d) in
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) summer
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) slow (d) wet
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) full (d) dry
- 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) small (d) wet
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) eat (d) sit
- 14.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) big (d) loud
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) wet (d) early
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) day (c) down (d) wet
- 18.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) wet
- 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) tall (c) heavy (d) dirty
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) dry (d) hot
- 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
- 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) out (c) hot (d) wet
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
- 28.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) tall (c) wet (d) dark
- 29.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) hot (d) tall
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) short (d) full
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
- 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) slow (d) big
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) happy (d) wet
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) tall (c) cold (d) fast
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) big (c) dry (d) sad
- 38.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
- 39.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) tree (d) boy
Answer key
- quiet
- hot
- win
- empty
- light
- pull
- dry
- down
- summer
- full
- slow
- small
- sit
- slow
- poor
- buy
- day
- heavy
- hard
- dirty
- above
- night
- asleep
- hard
- out
- first
- fast
- dark
- last
- friend
- hot
- light
- slow
- late
- big
- soft
- sad
- weak
- short
- boy
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