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