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: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) small
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) cold (b) fast (c) soft (d) tall
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “night”? (a) down (b) cold (c) wet (d) day
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) hot (b) full (c) short (d) late
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) awake (d) short
- 6.Which word is the opposite of “push”? (a) sing (b) pull (c) sleep (d) eat
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “loud”? (a) thick (b) wet (c) early (d) quiet
- 8.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) dark (b) slow (c) tall (d) wet
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) sing (b) lose (c) jump (d) eat
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) top (b) happy (c) dry (d) late
- 11.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
- 12.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) last (d) tall
- 13.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “start”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) stop (d) sing
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) dry (b) full (c) slow (d) sad
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) light (c) sad (d) wet
- 17.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) small (d) hot
- 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) big (b) wet (c) loud (d) slow
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) small (b) wet (c) late (d) happy
- 21.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) morning (b) lunch (c) school (d) night
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) wet (b) bottom (c) sad (d) early
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “out”? (a) down (b) cold (c) dry (d) in
- 24.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) tall (c) hot (d) out
- 25.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) wet (c) weak (d) loud
- 26.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) hard (b) happy (c) wet (d) loud
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “tall”? (a) hot (b) empty (c) fast (d) short
- 28.Which word is the opposite of “dark”? (a) loud (b) early (c) light (d) wet
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) near (d) happy
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) girl (d) river
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) hot (b) short (c) slow (d) hard
- 32.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) slow (b) small (c) hot (d) wet
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) early (b) poor (c) wet (d) tall
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “give”? (a) jump (b) take (c) cry (d) sing
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “empty”? (a) slow (b) full (c) short (d) wet
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) empty (b) wet (c) cold (d) slow
- 37.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) tall (b) loud (c) wet (d) asleep
- 38.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) early (d) big
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) slow (d) outside
Answer key
- small
- soft
- day
- hot
- awake
- pull
- quiet
- dark
- lose
- top
- short
- last
- heavy
- stop
- slow
- light
- hot
- slow
- last
- happy
- night
- bottom
- in
- out
- weak
- hard
- short
- light
- near
- girl
- hard
- hot
- poor
- take
- full
- wet
- asleep
- far
- sad
- outside
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