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