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