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 “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) wet (c) early (d) happy
- 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) cold (d) fast
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) late (c) dry (d) top
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) short (d) empty
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) slow (d) empty
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sleep (b) run (c) sit (d) win
- 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) morning (d) river
- 11.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) late (d) above
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) dry (c) hot (d) up
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) go (d) sit
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
- 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) big (d) slow
- 17.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) wet (c) hot (d) tall
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) dry (d) full
- 19.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) cry (d) jump
- 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
- 23.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) empty (d) hot
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) fast
- 25.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
- 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) dry (d) young
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) stop (b) eat (c) cry (d) sing
- 28.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) wet (c) out (d) tall
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day
- 30.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) wet (d) full
- 32.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
- 33.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) farmer
- 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) last
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) early (d) wet
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) small (c) wet (d) late
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) buy (c) sleep (d) run
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) big
Answer key
- dirty
- short
- small
- soft
- top
- short
- wet
- win
- short
- winter
- far
- above
- night
- go
- stand
- slow
- last
- dry
- hard
- lose
- take
- hot
- empty
- small
- heavy
- young
- stop
- out
- day
- weak
- full
- pull
- slow
- enemy
- hot
- last
- below
- happy
- buy
- big
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