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