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