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