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