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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
- 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) driver (d) friend
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) hard (c) short (d) slow
- 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) outside (c) wet (d) happy
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) happy (c) small (d) wet
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) cry (d) sit
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
- 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
- 12.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) heavy (d) wet
- 13.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) night (d) hot
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) dry (d) top
- 16.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) loud (d) happy
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) eat (d) pull
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
- 21.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) wet (d) far
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) short (d) late
- 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
- 24.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) in (c) down (d) cold
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
- 28.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
- 29.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) bottom
- 31.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) sad (c) slow (d) small
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) first (d) short
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) slow (c) dry (d) sad
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) evening (c) mountain (d) Sunday
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) soft (c) cold (d) tall
- 37.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) tall (d) empty
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) small (d) fast
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
Answer key
- young
- weak
- friend
- hard
- asleep
- outside
- happy
- go
- start
- last
- short
- heavy
- slow
- night
- top
- hard
- stand
- pull
- day
- last
- far
- clean
- night
- dark
- light
- in
- far
- slow
- hot
- bottom
- hot
- first
- cold
- slow
- summer
- soft
- empty
- short
- small
- down
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