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