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