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