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