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