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