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