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