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