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