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