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