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: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) tall (d) young
- 2.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) hot (c) wet (d) tall
- 3.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) loud
- 4.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) slow (c) wet (d) dark
- 5.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) weak (b) loud (c) wet (d) early
- 7.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) empty (d) tall
- 8.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) loud (c) big (d) wet
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) old (b) fast (c) wet (d) loud
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) big (d) slow
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) short (b) slow (c) full (d) wet
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) cousin (b) farmer (c) teacher (d) enemy
- 13.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) happy (d) hard
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) awake (b) short (c) cold (d) dry
- 15.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) hot (d) small
- 16.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) loud (b) slow (c) big (d) wet
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) hot (b) in (c) full (d) down
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) winter (b) Monday (c) river (d) morning
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) empty (b) cold (c) early (d) tall
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) empty (b) dry (c) tall (d) fast
- 21.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) out (d) hot
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) summer (b) Monday (c) evening (d) river
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) Sunday (b) mountain (c) summer (d) evening
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) fast (b) cold (c) empty (d) wet
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) short (c) late (d) clean
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) early (b) below (c) wet (d) happy
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) sell (b) jump (c) sing (d) eat
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) short (b) late (c) hot (d) full
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) wet (b) hot (c) out (d) up
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) short (d) early
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
- 32.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) hot (b) slow (c) sad (d) small
- 33.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) tall
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) night (c) dry (d) hot
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) strong (b) quiet (c) dry (d) late
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) eat (c) lose (d) sing
- 37.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) night (d) school
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) eat (b) stand (c) cry (d) sing
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) cry (c) sing (d) take
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) happy (b) dry (c) cold (d) near
Answer key
- young
- last
- asleep
- dark
- far
- weak
- empty
- slow
- old
- big
- full
- enemy
- hard
- awake
- hot
- slow
- down
- winter
- cold
- empty
- out
- evening
- summer
- fast
- clean
- below
- sell
- hot
- out
- short
- short
- hot
- weak
- night
- strong
- lose
- night
- stand
- take
- near
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