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