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