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 “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) clean (d) late
- 2.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) hot (c) tall (d) empty
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) sad (c) late (d) dry
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day
- 5.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) school (d) night
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) dirty (b) tall (c) heavy (d) early
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) wet (b) early (c) happy (d) short
- 8.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) sing (c) jump (d) eat
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) below (c) happy (d) early
- 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) small (b) loud (c) tall (d) wet
- 12.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) thin (b) loud (c) early (d) wet
- 14.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) sad
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) full (b) hot (c) fast (d) dry
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) wet (d) fast
- 17.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) big (c) loud (d) slow
- 18.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) loud (b) asleep (c) wet (d) tall
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
- 20.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) wet (d) big
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) slow (c) outside (d) happy
- 22.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) light (d) wet
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) small (c) late (d) happy
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) evening
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) jump (c) lose (d) eat
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) hot (d) dry
- 28.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) short (c) loud (d) wet
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) summer (c) evening (d) Monday
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) tall (b) wet (c) early (d) poor
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) morning (b) Monday (c) river (d) winter
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) full (b) hot (c) down (d) in
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) sad (c) dry (d) big
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) cry (b) take (c) jump (d) sing
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) dry (c) short (d) cold
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) wet (c) sad (d) light
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) enemy (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) cousin
- 39.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) dark (d) slow
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early
Answer key
- clean
- empty
- above
- day
- night
- dirty
- short
- last
- sell
- below
- small
- young
- thin
- hot
- dry
- fast
- slow
- asleep
- close
- slow
- outside
- pull
- light
- happy
- summer
- lose
- night
- short
- top
- evening
- poor
- winter
- down
- big
- take
- awake
- light
- enemy
- dark
- bottom
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