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