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