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