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