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