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