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) tree (b) river (c) cloud (d) girl
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
- 3.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) light (d) wet
- 5.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) wet (d) tall
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sleep (b) buy (c) sit (d) run
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) eat (c) cry (d) go
- 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) sell
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) dry (d) big
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) fast (b) small (c) wet (d) happy
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) jump (d) lose
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) in (d) cold
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) down (c) full (d) hot
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) fast (c) empty (d) short
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) first
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) cry (d) run
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) small (c) dry (d) early
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) wet (d) slow
- 22.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) sad
- 23.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
- 25.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) small (c) wet (d) loud
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) light
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) take (d) sing
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stand (d) eat
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) start (d) eat
- 30.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) short (b) hot (c) wet (d) loud
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) thick (c) wet (d) quiet
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) asleep
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) night (d) up
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) fast (c) wet (d) cold
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) tall (d) soft
- 37.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) loud (c) dry (d) tall
- 38.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) happy (c) hard (d) loud
- 39.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) cousin (c) enemy (d) teacher
Answer key
- girl
- late
- dark
- light
- out
- buy
- go
- last
- sell
- boy
- sad
- small
- lose
- in
- down
- short
- first
- cry
- early
- awake
- wet
- hot
- night
- last
- small
- light
- take
- stand
- start
- short
- poor
- quiet
- asleep
- night
- fast
- soft
- young
- hard
- slow
- enemy
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