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