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