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