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