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