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