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