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