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