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