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