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