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