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