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