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