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