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