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