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