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 lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
- 2.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
- 4.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) hot (c) tall (d) out
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) sad (d) dry
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) slow (c) big (d) dry
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) late (c) full (d) short
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) tree (d) cloud
- 10.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) school (c) lunch (d) night
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
- 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
- 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
- 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) small (d) slow
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) poor (d) tall
- 19.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) sleep (c) sit (d) buy
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) big (c) wet (d) late
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thin (d) loud
- 24.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) hot (d) dry
- 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) small
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) short (d) fast
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) dry (c) happy (d) top
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) weak (d) wet
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) early (d) wet
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) short (c) slow (d) wet
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) wet (d) sad
- 35.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) wet (d) hot
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) out (b) wet (c) up (d) hot
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) in (b) cold (c) dry (d) down
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) eat (c) cry (d) run
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) cousin (c) farmer (d) teacher
Answer key
- weak
- slow
- last
- out
- early
- close
- big
- hot
- boy
- night
- dirty
- small
- first
- above
- day
- asleep
- hot
- poor
- young
- buy
- late
- summer
- thin
- dark
- night
- dry
- last
- happy
- short
- top
- weak
- quiet
- full
- light
- short
- out
- in
- slow
- cry
- enemy
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