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