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