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