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) small (c) fast (d) happy
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) early (b) dry (c) sad (d) small
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) full (b) short (c) late (d) hot
- 4.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) sad (b) wet (c) hot (d) far
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) hot (c) tall (d) wet
- 6.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) wet (d) weak
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) dry (b) near (c) cold (d) happy
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) big (d) dry
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) early (c) loud (d) weak
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “sell”? (a) buy (b) sleep (c) run (d) sit
- 11.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) loud (d) tall
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “poor”? (a) dry (b) late (c) short (d) rich
- 13.Fill in the opposite: Grandpa is old, but the baby is ___. (a) tall (b) dry (c) loud (d) young
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
- 15.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) slow (b) big (c) loud (d) wet
- 16.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) sweet (b) heavy (c) wet (d) loud
- 17.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) loud (c) hard (d) wet
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) down (b) full (c) hot (d) in
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) first (c) short (d) cold
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) slow (b) short (c) hot (d) hard
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) happy (b) below (c) early (d) wet
- 22.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) slow (b) wet (c) big (d) loud
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) tall
- 24.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “slow”? (a) cold (b) wet (c) fast (d) empty
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) go (d) cry
- 27.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) hot (b) out (c) tall (d) wet
- 28.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) tall (d) asleep
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) asleep (d) hot
- 30.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) short (c) hot (d) wet
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) jump (b) sing (c) eat (d) lose
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) summer (b) mountain (c) Sunday (d) evening
- 33.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) lunch (b) school (c) morning (d) night
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “lose”? (a) sit (b) sleep (c) run (d) win
- 35.Which word is the opposite of “hard”? (a) fast (b) tall (c) soft (d) cold
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “asleep”? (a) short (b) dry (c) awake (d) cold
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “heavy”? (a) early (b) sad (c) wet (d) light
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) poor (c) early (d) tall
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) late (c) clean (d) soft
- 40.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) out (d) hot
Answer key
- small
- early
- hot
- far
- last
- weak
- near
- sad
- weak
- buy
- small
- rich
- young
- empty
- slow
- heavy
- hard
- down
- first
- hard
- below
- slow
- dirty
- last
- fast
- go
- out
- asleep
- asleep
- short
- lose
- summer
- night
- win
- soft
- awake
- light
- poor
- clean
- out
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