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