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: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
- 2.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) weak (c) tall (d) wet
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) dry (d) full
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) short (d) hard
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) wet (c) loud (d) old
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) happy (d) wet
- 7.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) short (c) soft (d) late
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sell (d) sing
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) early
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
- 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) eat (c) sit (d) cry
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) empty (d) slow
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) pull (c) sleep (d) sing
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) eat (d) cry
- 19.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) wet (b) early (c) quiet (d) thick
- 21.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) late (d) dry
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) in (d) down
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) sing (d) jump
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) river (d) tree
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) sad (d) full
- 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
- 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) last (d) hot
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) early (d) dry
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) thin
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) short (c) dry (d) cold
- 33.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) young (d) dry
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) late (b) quiet (c) dry (d) strong
- 35.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) wet (d) happy
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) big (c) slow (d) sad
- 37.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
- 38.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) tree (d) cloud
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) eat (d) cry
Answer key
- hot
- weak
- dry
- hard
- old
- late
- asleep
- clean
- sell
- dirty
- short
- sit
- heavy
- go
- wet
- pull
- down
- stand
- hot
- quiet
- slow
- rich
- in
- take
- girl
- slow
- dark
- far
- last
- early
- thin
- awake
- young
- strong
- hard
- big
- last
- out
- boy
- cry
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