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