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