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