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 giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) wet (d) loud
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) dry (d) near
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) cry (b) push (c) run (d) eat
- 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) tall (c) wet (d) loud
- 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) late (d) happy
- 7.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) tall (d) dark
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) above (d) late
- 9.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) loud (d) hot
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) win (c) run (d) sleep
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) rich (d) short
- 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) last
- 14.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) weak
- 17.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) sing (b) eat (c) cut (d) pull
- 18.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) up (c) hot (d) night
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) cold (c) fast (d) tall
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) hot (d) sad
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) river (d) girl
- 25.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) tall (d) dry
- 28.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) tall (c) young (d) loud
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) hot (d) full
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) in (d) full
- 31.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) fast (d) small
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) summer (d) evening
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) wet (c) down (d) cold
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) sing (d) sell
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) heavy (c) early (d) dirty
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) sing (b) cry (c) stop (d) eat
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) farmer
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) doctor (c) driver (d) friend
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) tree (d) boy
Answer key
- short
- near
- cry
- weak
- slow
- top
- dark
- above
- empty
- win
- hard
- rich
- last
- far
- light
- weak
- pull
- hot
- night
- big
- soft
- early
- far
- girl
- heavy
- summer
- empty
- young
- hot
- down
- hot
- small
- evening
- day
- sell
- dirty
- stop
- enemy
- friend
- boy
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