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