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