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