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