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