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