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