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