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