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