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