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.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) wet (d) hot
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) thin (d) wet
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) tall (c) fast (d) empty
- 5.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) teacher
- 8.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) school (b) lunch (c) night (d) morning
- 9.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
- 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) win (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) sad (b) big (c) dry (d) slow
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) in (d) hot
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) big (d) happy
- 15.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) short
- 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) short (d) hot
- 18.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) loud (d) tall
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) happy (c) cold (d) dry
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) late (d) top
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) first (d) dry
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) river (c) girl (d) cloud
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) day (d) down
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hot (c) hard (d) slow
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) sing (d) cry
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
- 33.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) empty (d) loud
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) cry (d) take
- 36.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) full (d) hot
- 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) wet (c) loud (d) hard
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) run (c) sleep (d) buy
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing
Answer key
- weak
- last
- thin
- empty
- dark
- dry
- enemy
- night
- out
- asleep
- win
- big
- down
- late
- slow
- short
- short
- young
- bottom
- near
- top
- first
- below
- start
- small
- girl
- light
- day
- hard
- sit
- last
- fast
- empty
- old
- take
- hot
- hot
- hard
- buy
- sell
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