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