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