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