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