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