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