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