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