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