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