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