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