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: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) cold (d) in
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) light (c) wet (d) early
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) empty (d) fast
- 8.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) wet (c) loud (d) heavy
- 9.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) big (d) happy
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) loud (d) wet
- 13.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) dry (c) late (d) quiet
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) thin (d) early
- 17.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
- 18.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) wet (d) happy
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) friend (c) farmer (d) doctor
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
- 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
- 26.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
- 27.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
- 29.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) cold (d) early
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) jump (d) sing
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) hot (d) late
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) above (d) late
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) late (d) short
- 37.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
- 38.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) cry (d) eat
Answer key
- last
- hard
- first
- dirty
- in
- light
- empty
- heavy
- pull
- late
- slow
- light
- dark
- slow
- strong
- thin
- hot
- weak
- outside
- lose
- dry
- friend
- far
- out
- empty
- out
- young
- fast
- short
- win
- cold
- close
- happy
- hot
- above
- clean
- small
- night
- small
- go
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