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 “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
- 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
- 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
- 5.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) outside (d) happy
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) down (c) cold (d) in
- 8.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) hard (c) happy (d) loud
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) thin
- 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) hot (d) far
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) late (c) dry (d) short
- 12.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) short (c) hot (d) fast
- 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) stop (d) cry
- 17.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) cut (c) pull (d) eat
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) quiet (b) wet (c) early (d) thick
- 20.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) fast
- 22.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) asleep
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) sit (c) run (d) buy
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) hot (d) down
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) last
- 27.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) slow (d) small
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) empty (c) cold (d) tall
- 29.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) empty (d) tall
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
- 31.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) loud (d) young
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) dry (d) sad
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sell (d) jump
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sit (d) sing
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) go (d) eat
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) late (d) dry
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) run (d) push
Answer key
- wet
- short
- light
- last
- small
- outside
- in
- hard
- thin
- far
- rich
- heavy
- soft
- short
- hot
- stop
- pull
- light
- quiet
- out
- fast
- asleep
- small
- buy
- down
- last
- hot
- cold
- empty
- dry
- young
- above
- sell
- sit
- go
- far
- early
- top
- below
- cry
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