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