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