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