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