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