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