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