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