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