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