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