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