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