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