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