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