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