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 “last”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) first
- 2.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
- 5.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) small (d) wet
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
- 7.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) loud (d) wet
- 8.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) slow (d) loud
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) jump (d) take
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) early (c) wet (d) loud
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) cloud (c) tree (d) stone
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) poor (d) early
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) heavy (d) dirty
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) small (d) sad
- 15.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) young (c) tall (d) loud
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) slow (c) hot (d) hard
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) stand
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) sell (c) jump (d) eat
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) wet (d) sad
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) start (d) sit
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) short (c) wet (d) early
- 24.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) short (d) wet
- 25.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) down (d) wet
- 27.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) wet (d) hot
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) dry (d) fast
- 29.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) slow (d) hot
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) sit (d) run
- 31.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) wet (d) tall
- 32.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) weak (d) wet
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) in (c) dry (d) down
- 34.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) go (d) cry
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) soft (d) clean
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) fast (c) hot (d) empty
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) sing (d) eat
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) fast (b) loud (c) wet (d) old
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) early (d) happy
Answer key
- first
- asleep
- small
- down
- hot
- sad
- slow
- slow
- take
- light
- boy
- poor
- dirty
- early
- young
- rich
- hard
- stand
- sell
- wet
- bottom
- start
- short
- short
- heavy
- day
- last
- empty
- hot
- buy
- dark
- weak
- in
- night
- go
- clean
- short
- sit
- old
- below
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