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