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