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