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) river (b) summer (c) Monday (d) evening
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) day (d) down
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) river (d) morning
- 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) hot (c) far (d) wet
- 5.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
- 6.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
- 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) hot (d) empty
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
- 9.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) outside (d) slow
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) far (d) sad
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) fast (b) short (c) hot (d) empty
- 13.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) sing (c) stop (d) eat
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) friend (c) farmer (d) driver
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
- 18.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) dark (c) tall (d) slow
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) asleep (c) hot (d) tall
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) pull (d) sleep
- 21.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) small (d) hot
- 22.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) loud (d) big
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) hot (c) hard (d) short
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) evening
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) full (b) wet (c) short (d) slow
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) first (b) short (c) dry (d) cold
- 27.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) weak (d) wet
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) out (c) hot (d) up
- 29.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) go (b) cry (c) sit (d) eat
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) eat (c) cry (d) push
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) slow (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
- 33.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) young (d) loud
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) loud (b) early (c) wet (d) thin
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) sad (b) above (c) dry (d) late
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) early (b) loud (c) wet (d) weak
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
- 39.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) loud (d) short
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) dry (c) fast (d) empty
Answer key
- evening
- day
- winter
- far
- asleep
- hard
- empty
- fast
- heavy
- outside
- far
- short
- last
- stop
- friend
- buy
- sad
- dark
- asleep
- pull
- hot
- slow
- hard
- summer
- full
- first
- weak
- out
- night
- go
- cry
- wet
- young
- thin
- above
- last
- weak
- quiet
- short
- empty
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