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