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