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 “laugh”? (a) cry (b) run (c) eat (d) push
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) above (c) sad (d) late
- 3.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) lose (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) evening (c) summer (d) Sunday
- 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
- 7.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
- 8.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
- 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
- 11.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) night (c) school (d) morning
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) full
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) small (c) happy (d) wet
- 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) dark (d) slow
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) first (d) cold
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) river (d) evening
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
- 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) loud (d) tall
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) asleep (c) tall (d) wet
- 20.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
- 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) hot (d) loud
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) dry (c) short (d) rich
- 23.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) close (d) sing
- 25.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) slow (d) dry
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sleep (d) sing
- 28.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) fast (d) empty
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) soft (d) fast
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) full (d) hot
- 32.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) slow (d) happy
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) full (d) short
- 35.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) far (c) hot (d) sad
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) big
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) near (d) cold
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) slow
Answer key
- cry
- above
- slow
- lose
- summer
- hot
- weak
- pull
- short
- empty
- night
- slow
- happy
- dark
- first
- evening
- dry
- young
- asleep
- asleep
- empty
- rich
- heavy
- close
- slow
- big
- pull
- last
- fast
- soft
- hot
- hard
- outside
- full
- far
- light
- late
- near
- quiet
- wet
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