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) dark (b) tall (c) slow (d) wet
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) short (b) rich (c) dry (d) late
- 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) school (d) lunch
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) empty (c) early (d) tall
- 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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) sing (d) sell
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) dry (b) fast (c) tall (d) empty
- 10.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) tall (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) slow (d) cold
- 12.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) small
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) wet (b) full (c) slow (d) short
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) slow (c) sad (d) big
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) hot (d) last
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) farmer (b) driver (c) friend (d) doctor
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) morning (c) river (d) Monday
- 18.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) wet
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) late (b) soft (c) short (d) clean
- 20.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) small (c) slow (d) sad
- 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
- 22.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) loud (c) happy (d) wet
- 23.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) asleep (d) tall
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) tall (d) heavy
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) slow (c) outside (d) wet
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) fast (c) wet (d) old
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) sad (d) wet
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) stop (c) cry (d) sing
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) fast (c) hot (d) dry
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) wet (c) sad (d) early
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) hot (c) late (d) full
- 32.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
- 33.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
- 34.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sit (d) go
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) run (b) buy (c) sleep (d) sit
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) happy (b) late (c) small (d) wet
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) happy (c) wet (d) below
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) soft (b) fast (c) tall (d) cold
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) light (c) wet (d) early
Answer key
- dark
- slow
- rich
- night
- cold
- last
- young
- sell
- empty
- out
- wet
- small
- full
- big
- last
- friend
- winter
- hot
- clean
- hot
- empty
- hard
- asleep
- dirty
- outside
- old
- light
- stop
- dry
- bottom
- hot
- slow
- slow
- weak
- go
- buy
- happy
- below
- soft
- light
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