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