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