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