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