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