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