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