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