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