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.”
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) hard (d) wet
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) up (d) hot
- 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) above (d) sad
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) in (c) dry (d) cold
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) empty (d) short
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) small (d) early
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) sad (d) slow
- 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) sleep (d) eat
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) fast (d) hot
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
- 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) short (d) early
- 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stop (d) cry
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) rich (c) short (d) dry
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) friend (d) driver
- 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
- 21.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) start
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) close (d) jump
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) boy (d) tree
- 28.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
- 29.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) morning (c) lunch (d) night
- 30.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hard (d) hot
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) hot
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) Sunday (c) summer (d) evening
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) Monday (d) river
- 35.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) tall (d) loud
- 36.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
- 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) short (c) dry (d) first
- 39.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) tall (c) loud (d) dry
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) small (c) fast (d) happy
Answer key
- hard
- night
- last
- above
- in
- short
- early
- slow
- out
- pull
- dry
- empty
- hot
- quiet
- short
- small
- stop
- rich
- friend
- weak
- short
- start
- hot
- sell
- take
- close
- boy
- slow
- night
- dark
- hard
- asleep
- summer
- winter
- empty
- asleep
- slow
- first
- young
- small
Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder