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