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) far (b) sad (c) wet (d) hot
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) cry (c) run (d) eat
- 3.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) sweet (d) heavy
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) short (c) cold (d) first
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) eat (d) start
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) old (c) wet (d) fast
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) go (c) cry (d) sit
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) light (d) sad
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) wet (c) day (d) cold
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) evening (d) mountain
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) slow (d) short
- 12.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) asleep (d) wet
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) wet (d) short
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) thin
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) cloud (c) boy (d) tree
- 16.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) cry
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) fast (c) cold (d) soft
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) below (b) happy (c) early (d) wet
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) up (c) dry (d) hot
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) sad (c) dry (d) small
- 23.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) tall
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) lose (d) eat
- 25.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) slow
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) late (b) wet (c) big (d) happy
- 28.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) wet (c) hot (d) loud
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) take (c) cry (d) jump
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) light
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) sell
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) full (d) in
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) dry (c) above (d) late
- 34.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) fast
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) river (c) summer (d) Monday
- 38.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) loud (d) empty
- 39.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
- 40.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
Answer key
- far
- cry
- heavy
- first
- start
- old
- go
- light
- day
- summer
- full
- asleep
- short
- thin
- boy
- hot
- sit
- soft
- below
- out
- night
- early
- weak
- lose
- last
- wet
- late
- short
- take
- light
- sell
- down
- above
- hard
- fast
- poor
- evening
- empty
- slow
- slow
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