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