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