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