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