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