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