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