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