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