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