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