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