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