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