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