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