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) lunch (b) school (c) night (d) morning
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) tall (d) last
- 3.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) sad (d) hot
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) tall (c) wet (d) asleep
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hard (b) slow (c) short (d) hot
- 6.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) small (d) tall
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
- 8.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) happy (c) wet (d) hard
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
- 10.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
- 11.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) last (c) tall (d) wet
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
- 13.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) heavy (c) tall (d) dirty
- 15.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) sweet (d) heavy
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) hot (c) short (d) late
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) take (d) cry
- 18.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
- 19.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) light (b) wet (c) early (d) loud
- 21.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) wet (d) loud
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) go (d) sit
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) farmer (c) friend (d) driver
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “big”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) fast (d) small
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) river (b) Monday (c) winter (d) morning
- 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) young (c) dry (d) tall
- 27.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) pull (d) sing
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) day (d) wet
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) late (d) big
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) empty (c) dry (d) tall
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) late (c) happy (d) top
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) rich (b) dry (c) short (d) late
- 34.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) asleep (c) loud (d) wet
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) bottom (b) early (c) wet (d) sad
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) near (c) cold (d) dry
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) cousin (d) enemy
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) fast (d) cold
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) clean (d) late
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sit (d) start
Answer key
- night
- last
- hot
- asleep
- hard
- small
- poor
- hard
- slow
- far
- last
- cold
- out
- dirty
- heavy
- hot
- take
- dark
- slow
- light
- slow
- go
- friend
- small
- winter
- young
- pull
- day
- late
- empty
- top
- light
- rich
- asleep
- bottom
- near
- enemy
- fast
- clean
- start
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