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