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