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