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