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