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