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