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