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