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