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