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