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