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