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