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