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