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