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