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