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