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