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