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