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