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