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