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