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