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