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