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