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