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