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