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