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