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