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