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