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