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