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) hard (c) slow (d) short
- 2.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) loud (c) wet (d) hot
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) hot (b) night (c) up (d) dry
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) small
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) river (c) winter (d) morning
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) small (c) sad (d) dry
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) up (c) wet (d) out
- 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
- 10.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) early (b) wet (c) short (d) happy
- 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
- 13.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) empty (c) loud (d) tall
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) cry (c) push (d) eat
- 15.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) sad (b) slow (c) hot (d) small
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) hot (d) short
- 17.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
- 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) slow (d) big
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) late (c) soft (d) short
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
- 21.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) tall (c) wet (d) slow
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) driver (b) doctor (c) friend (d) farmer
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) enemy (c) teacher (d) farmer
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) early (c) tall (d) wet
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) near (d) happy
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) early (b) tall (c) empty (d) cold
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) empty (d) dry
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) hot (c) dry (d) full
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) late (d) top
- 31.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) below
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) down (d) in
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) wet (d) light
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) short (d) first
- 37.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) small (d) fast
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) early (c) sad (d) bottom
- 40.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
Answer key
- hard
- short
- night
- happy
- winter
- thin
- early
- out
- heavy
- asleep
- short
- last
- empty
- cry
- hot
- hot
- out
- slow
- clean
- buy
- dark
- friend
- enemy
- poor
- near
- cold
- light
- empty
- dry
- top
- hard
- below
- in
- light
- fast
- first
- slow
- small
- bottom
- weak
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