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