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