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