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