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