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