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