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