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