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