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