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