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