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) cold (b) down (c) wet (d) day
- 2.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “wet”? (a) fast (b) full (c) dry (d) hot
- 4.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) stand (b) sing (c) cry (d) eat
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) sing (b) close (c) jump (d) eat
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) cry (d) sit
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) early (d) weak
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
- 10.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) hot (c) small (d) wet
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) sweet (c) wet (d) heavy
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) empty (d) fast
- 13.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) heavy (b) tall (c) early (d) dirty
- 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) loud (c) slow (d) wet
- 16.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) loud (d) asleep
- 17.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) hot (b) far (c) wet (d) sad
- 18.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) slow (d) dark
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) small (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) run (b) push (c) eat (d) cry
- 21.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) empty (b) tall (c) hot (d) loud
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “long”? (a) short (b) early (c) happy (d) wet
- 23.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) near (b) dry (c) cold (d) happy
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
- 26.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) young (b) dry (c) tall (d) loud
- 27.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) hard (d) happy
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sing (b) start (c) eat (d) sit
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) soft (b) late (c) short (d) clean
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “morning”? (a) river (b) evening (c) summer (d) Monday
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) win (d) run
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) hot (c) in (d) full
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) short (b) cold (c) dry (d) first
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) dry (b) hot (c) up (d) night
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “below”? (a) dry (b) late (c) sad (d) above
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) awake (c) cold (d) dry
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) hot (b) out (c) up (d) wet
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) light (b) early (c) sad (d) wet
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) tall (b) empty (c) dry (d) fast
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) pull (d) eat
Answer key
- day
- night
- dry
- last
- stand
- close
- sit
- weak
- stop
- hot
- heavy
- fast
- hot
- dirty
- slow
- asleep
- far
- dark
- early
- cry
- empty
- short
- short
- near
- winter
- young
- hard
- start
- clean
- evening
- win
- down
- first
- night
- above
- awake
- out
- light
- empty
- pull
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