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