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