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