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