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