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