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