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