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