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