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