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