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