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: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) evening (b) Sunday (c) mountain (d) summer
- 3.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) loud (c) wet (d) short
- 4.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) morning (c) night (d) school
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) above (b) late (c) sad (d) dry
- 6.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) wet (d) small
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) stone (d) boy
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) up (b) hot (c) night (d) dry
- 9.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) slow (c) loud (d) big
- 10.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) sad (c) hot (d) slow
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) sad (b) early (c) big (d) dry
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) sit (b) go (c) cry (d) eat
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) girl (c) tree (d) river
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) hot (d) slow
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) late (b) happy (c) top (d) dry
- 16.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) loud (b) dry (c) young (d) tall
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hot (b) full (c) fast (d) dry
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) wet (b) big (c) happy (d) late
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) hot (d) full
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) cold (d) awake
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) sad (b) early (c) small (d) dry
- 22.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) last (c) tall (d) hot
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) eat (b) cry (c) sing (d) stop
- 24.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) wet (b) weak (c) tall (d) loud
- 25.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) loud (c) hot (d) tall
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) full (b) sad (c) dry (d) slow
- 27.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) out (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
- 28.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) wet (d) sad
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “buy”? (a) eat (b) sell (c) sing (d) jump
- 30.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) loud (b) small (c) wet (d) tall
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) early (c) wet (d) quiet
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) tall (b) early (c) dirty (d) heavy
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) jump (c) lose (d) sing
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) slow (b) wet (c) happy (d) outside
- 35.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) heavy (b) wet (c) sweet (d) loud
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) happy (b) early (c) short (d) wet
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) asleep (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) sit (b) cry (c) eat (d) sing
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) cold (d) soft
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) buy (d) run
Answer key
- asleep
- summer
- short
- night
- above
- hot
- boy
- night
- slow
- hot
- sad
- go
- girl
- hard
- top
- young
- dry
- late
- hot
- awake
- early
- last
- stop
- weak
- empty
- slow
- out
- far
- sell
- small
- quiet
- dirty
- lose
- outside
- heavy
- short
- asleep
- sit
- soft
- buy
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