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