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