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