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