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