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