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