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