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