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