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