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