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