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