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