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