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