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