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