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