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