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