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