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