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