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