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