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