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