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