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