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