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