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