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