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