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