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