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