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