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