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