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