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