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