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