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