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