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