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