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