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.”
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) lunch (c) morning (d) school
- 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) hard (c) happy (d) wet
- 3.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) wet (d) far
- 4.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) weak
- 5.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
- 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
- 8.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
- 9.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) hot (d) slow
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) full (c) short (d) hot
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) quiet (c) wet (d) early
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) late (c) dry (d) rich
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) cry (d) take
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) late (b) wet (c) happy (d) small
- 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) heavy (d) sweet
- 16.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) tall (c) loud (d) wet
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) wet (b) light (c) loud (d) early
- 18.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) tall (c) out (d) wet
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) last (d) tall
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) evening (c) mountain (d) summer
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) up
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) day (d) wet
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sing (b) eat (c) sell (d) jump
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) run (c) sleep (d) sit
- 25.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) sad (d) small
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) wet (c) slow (d) happy
- 27.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
- 28.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) wet (d) slow
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) wet (c) bottom (d) early
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) cloud (c) girl (d) tree
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) big (b) late (c) wet (d) happy
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) loud (d) wet
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hard (c) short (d) hot
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) push (b) run (c) cry (d) eat
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) small (c) fast (d) wet
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) poor (b) tall (c) wet (d) early
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) small (c) sad (d) early
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) slow (d) cold
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) jump (c) eat (d) sing
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) stone (b) boy (c) tree (d) cloud
Answer key
- night
- hard
- far
- weak
- slow
- last
- big
- short
- hot
- hot
- quiet
- rich
- take
- happy
- heavy
- small
- light
- out
- last
- summer
- out
- day
- sell
- buy
- hot
- outside
- dark
- slow
- bottom
- girl
- late
- old
- hard
- cry
- small
- poor
- early
- wet
- close
- boy
Free vocabulary lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/vocabulary-builder