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