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