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