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