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