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