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