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