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