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