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