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