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) loud (b) wet (c) tall (d) small
- 2.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) happy (b) hard (c) wet (d) loud
- 3.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) big (b) slow (c) wet (d) loud
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “fast”? (a) slow (b) full (c) sad (d) dry
- 5.Which word is the opposite of “last”? (a) dry (b) cold (c) short (d) first
- 6.Fill in the opposite: Riya came first in the race and Dev came ___. (a) hot (b) tall (c) last (d) wet
- 7.Fill in the opposite: The sun shines in the day; the moon shines at ___. (a) night (b) morning (c) lunch (d) school
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “clean”? (a) early (b) dirty (c) heavy (d) tall
- 9.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) hot (b) wet (c) short (d) loud
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) short (b) soft (c) clean (d) late
- 11.Which word is the opposite of “up”? (a) in (b) full (c) down (d) hot
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) last (b) tall (c) hot (d) wet
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) dry (c) near (d) happy
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) early (b) sad (c) bottom (d) wet
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “thick”? (a) early (b) thin (c) loud (d) wet
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) sad (c) dry (d) early
- 17.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) slow (d) dark
- 18.Fill in the opposite: A rabbit is fast, but a tortoise is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) start (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “winter”? (a) mountain (b) summer (c) evening (d) Sunday
- 21.Which word is the opposite of “rich”? (a) wet (b) early (c) poor (d) tall
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “day”? (a) night (b) hot (c) up (d) dry
- 23.Which word is the opposite of “small”? (a) slow (b) dry (c) big (d) sad
- 24.Fill in the opposite: A feather is light, but a stone is ___. (a) loud (b) heavy (c) wet (d) sweet
- 25.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) cloud (b) river (c) girl (d) tree
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “sit”? (a) sing (b) stand (c) eat (d) cry
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) cry (b) eat (c) go (d) sit
- 28.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) empty (c) hot (d) tall
- 29.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) wet (b) outside (c) slow (d) happy
- 30.Which word is the opposite of “sad”? (a) wet (b) late (c) small (d) happy
- 31.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) slow (b) sad (c) hot (d) small
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “weak”? (a) quiet (b) late (c) strong (d) dry
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “hot”? (a) cold (b) early (c) tall (d) empty
- 34.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) eat (b) cut (c) sing (d) pull
- 35.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) slow (d) wet
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “summer”? (a) Monday (b) winter (c) river (d) morning
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “girl”? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) stone (d) boy
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) happy (c) top (d) late
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “strong”? (a) wet (b) weak (c) loud (d) early
- 40.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) far (b) hot (c) sad (d) wet
Answer key
- small
- hard
- slow
- slow
- first
- last
- night
- dirty
- short
- clean
- down
- last
- near
- bottom
- thin
- sad
- dark
- slow
- start
- summer
- poor
- night
- big
- heavy
- girl
- stand
- go
- empty
- outside
- happy
- hot
- strong
- cold
- pull
- hot
- winter
- boy
- top
- weak
- far
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