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