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