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