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 “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) evening
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) wet (d) loud
- 3.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) stand (d) cry
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) below (d) happy
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) cold (d) near
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) late (b) short (c) rich (d) dry
- 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) far (d) hot
- 10.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
- 12.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) tall (d) hot
- 13.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
- 14.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) tall (b) soft (c) fast (d) cold
- 16.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
- 17.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) loud (d) short
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) bottom (d) early
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) loud (c) thin (d) wet
- 20.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
- 21.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) cry (d) eat
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) happy (d) late
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) wet (c) tall (d) poor
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) slow (d) outside
- 27.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) early (c) cold (d) empty
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) short (d) early
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) late (c) happy (d) dry
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) wet (c) thick (d) quiet
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) slow
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) slow (d) short
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
- 35.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) cut (b) pull (c) eat (d) sing
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) dry (c) hot (d) fast
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
- 39.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) big (c) slow (d) wet
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow
Answer key
- summer
- old
- small
- far
- stand
- below
- near
- rich
- far
- young
- late
- empty
- asleep
- last
- soft
- hot
- short
- bottom
- thin
- weak
- out
- go
- happy
- poor
- lose
- outside
- hard
- cold
- short
- top
- quiet
- wet
- full
- clean
- pull
- dry
- dirty
- hard
- slow
- big
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