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