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