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