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