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