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