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