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