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