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