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