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