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