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