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