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