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