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