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