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