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