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