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