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