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