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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) tall (d) wet
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) dry (c) hot (d) night
- 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
- 4.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) hot (d) slow
- 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) early (d) bottom
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) late (b) dry (c) above (d) sad
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) in (d) down
- 10.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) tall (b) last (c) hot (d) wet
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) hot (c) full (d) down
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) slow
- 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) dry (d) young
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) full
- 15.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) lunch (d) morning
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) slow (d) short
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) first (c) cold (d) dry
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) farmer (d) friend
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) pull
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) eat (d) sell
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) short (d) late
- 22.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) sweet (c) loud (d) wet
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) hot (d) slow
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
- 25.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) tall (c) dry (d) fast
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) river (c) Monday (d) evening
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) slow (d) happy
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) early (c) big (d) sad
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) cold (c) tall (d) empty
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) fast (d) small
- 33.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) short (c) wet (d) happy
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) full (d) fast
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) soft (c) fast (d) tall
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) cold (d) wet
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
- 39.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
- 40.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) wet (d) big
Answer key
- small
- night
- short
- hot
- out
- happy
- bottom
- above
- in
- last
- down
- wet
- young
- slow
- night
- full
- first
- friend
- pull
- sell
- clean
- heavy
- hard
- poor
- asleep
- empty
- evening
- outside
- sad
- cold
- asleep
- small
- hot
- short
- dry
- soft
- fast
- early
- dark
- slow
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