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