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