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