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