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