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