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