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