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