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