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