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