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