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