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