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