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