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