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