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