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 “boy”? (a) girl (b) river (c) tree (d) cloud
- 2.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
- 3.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) eat (d) sit
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) late (d) happy
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) heavy (c) early (d) tall
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) down (d) dry
- 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
- 11.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
- 12.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
- 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) sweet (d) wet
- 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) last (d) wet
- 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) dry (c) night (d) up
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) short (c) slow (d) hot
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) late
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) short (d) dry
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) happy (d) early
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) sad (d) big
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) thin (c) early (d) loud
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) clean (c) soft (d) short
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) down (c) in (d) full
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) empty (d) tall
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) weak (c) loud (d) wet
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) late (d) above
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) quiet (c) thick (d) early
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) happy (d) near
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) dry (c) slow (d) sad
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) short (d) dry
- 36.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) start (d) sit
- 38.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) dry (d) fast
- 40.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
Answer key
- girl
- out
- weak
- sit
- last
- top
- dirty
- in
- pull
- asleep
- empty
- hot
- heavy
- last
- slow
- night
- hard
- big
- happy
- awake
- short
- sad
- thin
- clean
- down
- empty
- weak
- small
- day
- above
- quiet
- near
- cry
- slow
- rich
- asleep
- start
- dark
- dry
- slow
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