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