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