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