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 “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) hot (d) full
- 3.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) tall (b) hot (c) empty (d) loud
- 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) cry (d) eat
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) weak (d) early
- 7.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) boy (b) tree (c) cloud (d) stone
- 9.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) hot (d) short
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) jump (d) sing
- 12.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) small (b) happy (c) wet (d) fast
- 14.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) night (c) hot (d) up
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) cold (c) dry (d) short
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) eat (b) close (c) sing (d) jump
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sing (c) sit (d) eat
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) late (c) happy (d) big
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) soft (d) tall
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) sell
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) empty (b) hot (c) fast (d) short
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) outside (c) slow (d) wet
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) day (b) cold (c) wet (d) down
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) run (d) cry
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
- 29.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) wet (c) tall (d) slow
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) pull (b) sleep (c) eat (d) sing
- 31.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) tall (b) cold (c) empty (d) early
- 34.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sing (b) sit (c) cry (d) eat
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) eat (d) cry
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) loud (d) early
- 39.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) early (b) quiet (c) thick (d) wet
Answer key
- poor
- dry
- empty
- weak
- stand
- weak
- heavy
- boy
- far
- hard
- take
- hot
- small
- hot
- night
- awake
- close
- start
- late
- last
- soft
- sell
- short
- outside
- day
- happy
- cry
- short
- dark
- pull
- short
- far
- cold
- young
- sit
- go
- top
- light
- last
- quiet
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