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