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