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