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: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) slow (c) sad (d) hot
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) awake (d) cold
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) lose (d) eat
- 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
- 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) loud
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) cold (d) short
- 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
- 8.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) full (d) slow
- 10.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) slow (d) tall
- 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) small (d) tall
- 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) wet (d) tall
- 13.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) sing (c) cut (d) pull
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) sad (c) far (d) hot
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) wet (d) empty
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) eat (d) jump
- 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
- 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) run (d) cry
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) evening (b) summer (c) river (d) Monday
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) dry (c) in (d) cold
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) short (c) wet (d) full
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) enemy
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) hot (c) wet (d) last
- 25.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) dry (b) loud (c) tall (d) young
- 26.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) wet (c) happy (d) below
- 28.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) tall
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) tall (c) empty (d) early
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) tall (d) dry
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) in (d) down
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
- 35.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) wet (c) tall (d) hot
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) outside (d) slow
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) wet (b) cold (c) day (d) down
- 39.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
Answer key
- hot
- awake
- lose
- far
- asleep
- first
- night
- heavy
- slow
- dark
- small
- last
- pull
- far
- wet
- close
- slow
- slow
- cry
- evening
- in
- full
- enemy
- last
- young
- hot
- below
- weak
- cold
- sit
- rich
- empty
- down
- soft
- out
- asleep
- outside
- day
- short
- dry
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