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