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 “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) weak
- 3.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
- 4.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) loud (d) wet
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) hot (c) short (d) full
- 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
- 8.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) tall (d) loud
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) jump (d) sing
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) bottom (c) sad (d) wet
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) tall (d) dry
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) big (c) happy (d) wet
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) light (d) early
- 14.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) dark (c) slow (d) wet
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) late (d) dry
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) dry (b) awake (c) cold (d) short
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) sing (d) sit
- 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
- 19.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) wet (c) slow (d) hot
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) wet (d) short
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) hot
- 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) sad
- 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hot (d) short
- 24.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) school (c) morning (d) lunch
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) full (d) dry
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) go (c) sit (d) eat
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) short (c) happy (d) early
- 29.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) cold (d) near
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) quiet (d) thick
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) wet (b) loud (c) old (d) fast
- 33.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) farmer (c) doctor (d) friend
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) short (b) empty (c) fast (d) hot
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
- 37.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) loud (d) weak
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) sing (d) jump
- 39.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) early (d) wet
Answer key
- poor
- weak
- last
- heavy
- hot
- small
- last
- asleep
- sell
- bottom
- empty
- late
- light
- dark
- top
- awake
- sit
- slow
- hot
- full
- asleep
- hot
- short
- night
- dry
- hard
- go
- short
- pull
- near
- quiet
- old
- far
- friend
- short
- happy
- weak
- take
- hard
- light
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