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