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