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