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