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