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