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