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