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