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