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