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