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