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